SIKESTON — Two juveniles were taken into custody early Thursday, Jan. 29, following an investigation into a ShotSpotter alert in Sikeston. Around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 the Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to a ShotSpotter gunshot detection alert in the 100 block of Moore Avenue, according to Sgt. Tyler Rowe, public information officer for Sikeston DPS. “While officers were responding to the alert location, three juveniles were observed fleeing the area on foot,” Rowe said. The reason the firearm was discharged, which resulted in the ShotSpotter alert, remains under investigation, he said.