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U.S. 75 briefly shut down after shots fired on highway, Plano police say

Police said they are working to determine what the reason was behind the shooting.
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U.S. 75 was closed Wednesday morning, Plano police said, as they investigated a report of shots fired from car on the highway. 

The highway was closed around 5:30 a.m. on the northbound side from Renner Road to 15th Street along with the southbound ramp from U.S. 75 to President George Bush Tollway.

Officers had been conducting a traffic stop on the southbound side of U.S. 75 when they heard shots fired from a vehicle traveling northbound. 

They were able to get a description and later found the vehicle and conducted a separate traffic stop, police said. Police have detained four people and allege there was evidence in the car of a recently fired weapon. 

Police said they are working to determine what the reason was behind the shooting. 

All of the roadways that had been closed had reopened shortly before 6 a.m., police said. 

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