Two men fled police in a pickup truck during a traffic stop that ended when the truck tipped over and a weapon inside the vehicle discharged injuring no one on Wednesday.

The saga began about 11:50 a.m. in the 4100 block of Labadie Avenue when a St. Ann Police detective recognized one of the two men inside the vehicle who was wanted in a felony stealing case and activated his lights and sirens for them to pull over. The men were in a red 2017 Ford pickup truck, according to St. Ann Police Chief Aaron Jimenez.

The driver refused to stop and sent police on a 25 minute pursuit that ended at the intersection of Riverview Drive and Hall Street when the truck hit a curb and tipped over onto its passenger side. During the tipping over a gunshot rang out accidentally from inside the vehicle. The bullet was lodged inside the truck and recovered. No one was injured.

Police recovered two weapons, a Glock 30 and a 5.7 X 28 FNA handgun. Jimenez said the significance of that weapon is that its rounds can go through police vests.

The two weapons belonged to the passenger who is also the owner of the vehicle, he said. The passenger has a criminal history that lists several felony charges for distribution of drugs out of Missouri, Illinois and Texas. He was only convicted of misdemeanor charges though.