KENNEWICK -- A road-rage incident appears to be what caused Kennewick police to shut down Fourth Avenue in front of Westgate Elementary School on Wednesday.

Multiple units rushed to the 2500 block of Fourth Avenue around 12:45 p.m. after a report of shots being fired, but investigators said they can't determine if there were gunshots, said Officer Ron Salter.

No evidence was recovered by officers and detectives at the scene to conclusively say that any shots were fired, he said.

School was not in session at the time. Students had been released early for the Thanksgiving holiday.

One family at a nearby home stood in the front yard watching the police activity just a block away.

"We don't have too many problems in this neighborhood," said Anthony Ray Fry, 45. "School had just gotten out and kids were walking by. It's just an odd thing to happen."

Fry was inside his home near the corner of Fourth Avenue and Conway Place, getting his Thanksgiving turkey ready.

He said he didn't hear anything unusual before the sirens started near his house. His daughter, Ashley Fearing, 22, however, said she was in the backyard and heard what sounded like three firecrackers going off.

Her husband, McKenzie Fearing, 24, also was outside, but said he didn't hear anything. He was focused on the smoke that started billowing out of a pile of leaves along the side of a neighbor's house on Dennis Street.

He ran to the yard and got a garden hose to help put out the fire while firefighters were called. He said he saw two police cars drive by, then heard the sirens and saw the road was blocked.

Fourth Avenue was blocked from Conway Place to Yelm Street for about an hour as officers tried to figure out what happened.

Broken glass was swept up from the middle of the road and police are looking for a blue Ford Ranger pickup that is said to have a broken driver's side window.

The truck also has a utility rack in back. The driver is said to be an older man, Salter said.

A short time after the call, Kennewick police officers and Benton County sheriff's deputies were seen going into a nearby home at Fifth Avenue and Anderson Street.

Officers had their guns drawn as they searched the home.

The home is where the driver of the second car involved in the road-rage incident was located, Salter said.

The 33-year-old Kennewick man was taken to the Kennewick police station for an interview and later was released, Salter said.

No injuries were reported. The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident or the driver being sought can call Kennewick police at 628-0333 or Tri-Cities Crime Stoppers at 586-8477. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential.