(CHADRON, Neb.) — On April 1 at approximately 4:35 p.m., Chadron Police officers had contact with a suspect in the March 27 shooting of City’s Liquors and subsequently interviewed and arrested him.
The suspect was identified as 44-year-old Brandon Afraid of Bear from Oglala, South Dakota.
Requested charges for Afraid of Bear are a Class IC felony of discharge of firearm in certain cities and counties, a Class ID felony of unlawful discharge of firearm, a Class IIA felony of attempted Class II Felony, and a Class III misdemeanor of criminal mischief. Bond has been set at 10% of $150,000.
(CHEYENNE, Wyo.) — On Saturday, March 30 at approximately 11:00 p.m. Cheyenne Police Officers were dispatched to a report of a domestic disturbance at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Oxford Drive. Officers arrived to find that a fatal shooting had occurred.
At the scene, officers found an adult male, who was the apparent victim of multiple gunshot wounds. Officers began to administer first aid until medical personnel arrived. The victim was declared deceased at the scene.
One adult male was detained. Detectives do not believe there to be a threat to the public at this time. Further updates will be provided as information becomes available.
(CHADRON, Neb.) — On Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at approximately 5:29 p.m., the Chadron Police Department was called to City’s Liquors located at 319 Beech Street in reference to the building possibly being shot by a firearm.
Officers of the Chadron Police Department arrived on scene and began an investigation. During the investigation, two bullet holes were discovered in the west wall of the building. The reporting person advised that the incident likely happened at around 4:30P.M. in the afternoon when the reporting person heard a couple of popping noises but did not know exactly what it was. The reporting person looked into the causes of the popping noise further and located a hole in the interior of the building.
The investigating officers were able to obtain video evidence during the time of the incident from the business. In reviewing the video, officers located a white four-door sedan with South Dakota license plates acting suspicious in the parking lot and then leaving the parking lot and head west on Highway 20 just prior to the time the shots reportedly took place.
The Chadron Police Department is currently looking for a white four-door sedan and working with other law enforcement agencies to identify and locate the vehicle of interest.
At this time, the Chadron Police Department believes this was an isolated and random incident. No other homes or businesses were involved and we do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the community, but would like to remind everyone that if they see something suspicious or out of place, to contact the Chadron Communication Center and report it so that a law enforcement officer can look into it.
If anyone has any information on this crime or any other crime, contact the Chadron Communications Center at (308) 432.0510 to speak with an officer.
Note : This is not the same vehicle that was involved in Friday’s incident at Big Bats.
(CHADRON, Neb.) — Nebraska State Patrol scanner traffic indicated an officer involved shooting at Big Bats, a popular convenience store at the intersection of Highways 385 and 20 Friday morning.
Below is our coverage in real time and a link to KCSR’s follow-up. KCSR is one of the radio stations that have carried Hale Broadcasting since the 90’s. (Cattleman’s Corner)
BREAKING –Current scanner traffic indicates a situation in Chadron labeled as an officer involved shooting. Please pray for everyone involved. We will get you details as soon as we know more.
Updated traffic indicates that the Nebraska State Patrol will be taking over the investigation at the request of Chadron.
UPDATE 11:40 am – “All units to Chadron. Go to Secure 5, Secure 5.” They are now operating on an encrypted channel, so something happened for them to make this move. Earlier traffic was on normal channels, until now. Praying for safety and success.
Also, the NSP drone operator was called out a few minutes earlier.
Officer approached stolen vehicle at a gas pump. Man got out wielding a firearm and would not follow officers demands. Officer shot him 4 times. Man died.
Scanner traffic may be getting back to normal now, as we are hearing some calls coming through. Most Law Enforcement went to encrypted channels while responding to the officer involved shooting in Chadron.
We are sad that a man was fatally shot, but in turn relieved that our officers were all okay and no innocent civilians were killed. It’s quite dramatic having to shoot someone, so please, please pray for everyone involved.
(OMAHA, Neb.) — Omaha Police are investigating an officer-involved incident that injured two people Wednesday morning. Officers responded to an apartment at 305 South 16th Street at 11:18 a.m. to attempt to locate a woman who was trespassing on the property.
As officers entered the building, they heard screaming and dogs barking on the second floor. Officers went to the second floor and encountered two aggressive dogs fighting in a hallway while bystanders were attempting to separate the dogs. An officer had the bystanders move out of the way and then shot at the dogs, fatally wounding one of them. Two bystanders were injured during the incident. Investigators have not yet determined if the injuries were from the projectiles or from debris.
Omaha Fire Department medics took the bystanders, a 15-year-old girl and a 37-year-old woman, to the Nebraska Medical Center. Their injuries are not life-threatening.
The investigation is ongoing. The incident was captured on the officer’s body-worn cameras. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
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(RAPID CITY, SD) — Police have arrested one individual in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in the area of Pine Street and E. North Street.
23-year-old Ezekiel Mayweather was located during the ongoing investigation into the shooting and brought to the RCPD’s Criminal Investigation Division to speak to detectives and investigators working the case.
Mayweather was subsequently taken into custody for his involvement as an accomplice in the homicide and arrested for Conspiracy to Commit a Felony/First Degree Murder before being transported to the Pennington County Jail.
RCPD detectives and Pennington County Sheriff’s Office investigators are dedicated to identifying and apprehending all individuals involved in the homicide and have been actively working the case throughout the evening, morning, and afternoon hours following the original shooting incident.
As the we continue to actively investigate this homicide, we are asking anyone with any information about the shooting to contact police at 605-394-4131. An anonymous tip can also be submitted by texting the letters ‘RCPD’ and the information to 847411.
Shortly before 7:00 p.m. on February 21st, police were dispatched to the area of Pine Street and E. North Street for a report of a gunshot heard in the area.
While en-route, police were relayed information that a female had been shot that this location.
On arrival, police located the female with critical injuries. She was transported to the hospital where she was pronounced deceased. The female victim has been identified as 25-year-old Esther Wolfe of Rapid City.
“This is a cowardly and senseless act of violence that has needlessly cost the life of a young member of our community,” says Rapid City Chief of Police Don Hedrick.
“This investigation and resolution of this case remains the top priority of the RCPD’s Criminal Investigation Division, and we are allocating all available and appropriate resources to finding all parties who were involved in this shooting and bringing them to justice. We will not normalize acts of violence like this in our community.”
On Duty Kearney Police Officer Injured by Gunshot at CHI GSH Emergency Room
On Friday, February 2, 2024, at approximately 5:50pm, KPD Officers were called to Richard Young Hospital at 1755 Prairie View Place, to assist with a 32 year-old-female possibly suffering from a mental health crisis. KPD officers located the female walking around 43rd street and 17th Avenue a few minutes later. KPD Officers immediately requested an ambulance and the female was transported to CHI Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Department by ambulance.
The preliminary investigation revealed while inside the CHI Good Samaritan Emergency Department with two KPD officers, the female became combative with Officers and hospital staff. While attempting to gain control of the female, she accessed one of the KPD Officer’s duty firearm and a single gunshot was fired into the officer’s right leg. The female subject involved was placed into custody. The female subject sustained minor injuries during the incident. The injured officer was immediately treated for non-life-threatening injuries by CHI Good Samaritan Hospital Staff and remains hospitalized.
In accordance with department policy, the Kearney Police Department has requested the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office to investigate this incident as part of the South-Central Area Law Enforcement Services agreement. KPD and BCSO are also being assisted by the Buffalo County Attorney’s Office.
This is an ongoing investigation; additional details will be released as available and appropriate.
Point of Contact: Derek Luke, Lieutenant (308) 233-5256
A shooting in north platte occurred around 8 pm in the 300 block of S. Silber.
This was our post last night shortly after it happened.
From North Platte Police Department
UPDATE
At 9:42 PM, a suspect was taken into custody. The suspect is injured and appears to have been shot during an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement. He is being transported to GPH.
Latest Update
December 12, 2023 (UPDATE)
At approximately 8:03 PM, on December 11th, 2023, the North Platte 911 Center received two reports of a shooting at a residence located in the 300 block of S. Silber. The suspect was reportedly outside of the house with a handgun and left in a vehicle, with another person, prior to police arrival. North Platte police officers and North Platte rescue were dispatched to the residence and a description of the suspect’s vehicle was broadcast to all Lincoln County law enforcement agencies. Shortly after the broadcast, a Lincoln County deputy sheriff located the suspect’s vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. The suspect fled and eventually came to a stop in the 300 block of W. B St. The suspect exited his vehicle with a handgun, reportedly fired the gun at the deputy, and the deputy returned fire. After an exchange of gun fire, the suspect fled westbound on B St. in his vehicle. The deputy resumed his pursuit of the suspect until he came to a stop at a residence located in the 1100 block of W. B St. It was later determined that the residence on W. B St. was the suspect’s home.
The pursuing deputy received assistance from members of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Nebraska State Patrol, and the North Platte Police Department. The suspect shot several times at the law enforcement officers before fleeing in another vehicle. The officers experienced visibility issues with the suspect and there were no gunshots fired by law enforcement officers on W. B St.
Officers pursued the suspect as he fled from the 1100 block of W. B St. in a different vehicle. Officers temporarily lost sight of the fleeing suspect, but a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol located the suspect vehicle in the 200 block of W. Leota. The trooper made a U-turn and followed the vehicle as the suspect came to a stop at the traffic light at Leota and Jeffers. At that location, the suspect reportedly shot at the trooper who returned gunfire. The suspect fled and was pursued north on HW83 leaving North Platte. Additional gunshots were fired during the pursuit.
The suspect came to a stop after leaving the roadway near mile marker 94.5 on HW83. Due to safety concerns, a drone pilot from the North Platte Police Department was sent to the scene. Using the drone, the officers determined that there was one person in the vehicle who appeared injured and a firearm was not visible. Officers made a tactical approach, removed the suspect from the vehicle and transported him to an awaiting ambulance. A .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol was found in the suspect’s vehicle.
The suspect was identified as 38-year-old Brandon R Girkin Sr. He was transported to Great Plains Health, with at least two gunshot wounds, and later transferred to a Lincoln area hospital for a higher level of care. Girkin was last known to be in critical but stable condition.
The victim in the initial shooting in the 300 block of S. Silber was a 12-year-old boy. He was taken to Great Plains Health where he was treated and released.
When the suspect stopped in the 300 block of W. B St. and exchanged gunfire with the deputy sheriff, the suspect’s 14-year-old son was in the vehicle with him. His son was not injured.
No law enforcement officers were injured.
The North Platte Police Department is the lead investigating agency and has received full cooperation and assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
The investigation involved a moving crime scene and will take a considerable amount of time to complete. Once the investigation has been completed, the case will be referred to the Lincoln County Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
