Yorkville police: nothing to rumors of shots fired on Route 34

Yorkville police say rumors of a shots fired incident in the city are not true.

In an online statement posted Sunday at about 5:30 p.m., police said: “It has been brought to our attention that there is a rumor being spread of a shots fired incident near the business district of Route 34 and Isabel. This rumor is untrue. First responders (PD and Fire) responded to the scene of an accident at this location. One of the parties involved experienced a medical episode. We are happy to announce this was a non injury accident.”