A 16-year-old boy lost control of his car during a police chase west of South Bend this morning. Police approached the car to question the driver about a police report filed overnight.

St Joseph County Police received a report of a broken back window of a car on Elmer St. Police received a description of the car that might have been involved in the incident and saw a vehicle that matched that description this morning.

As police walked up to the car at Floral Place and Mayflower, the driver sped off, eventually heading west on State Road 2. Police pursued the suspect. Police tell NewsCenter16, the teenager attempted to turn North onto Quince Road when he lost control of car and hit a pole.

An initial report from the scene says the officers approached the car and discharged their weapons into it. Police say the teenager was not hit by any of the shots fired by St. Joseph County Police.

The suspect fled on foot North on Quince and was eventually apprehended near the intersection of Quince and Edison.

The 16-year-old was transport to Memorial Hospital for injuries related to the car crash. Police say there were no injuries to any officers.

A spokesman for the St. Joseph County Police reports that stolen items were recovered from the car.

The St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit is currently investigating the incident. Police tell NewsCenter16 it is common practice for Metro Homicide to take the case for any incident involving police officers discharging their weapons.

Stay with NewsCenter16 and WNDU.com for more on this developing story.