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Two killed after the second night of shooting in Lincoln

LINKLEN, Neb. (COLN) – Lincoln police found two people dead on 30th and P streets around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Officers responded to 911 by a victim who reported being shot.

After Lincoln police arrived at the residence, two people were found dead inside, police said in a Facebook post. The injured men are 26 and 42 years old.

Shortly after the initial call, a third shooting victim arrived at a local hospital. The 19-year-old man is in serious but stable condition, police said. Investigators are still working to determine if the shootings were linked.

There were no suspects at 7:15 a.m., but Lincoln police said they believed it was an isolated incident and no constant threat to the public.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at (402) 475-3600.

That marks six people shot over the weekend. Police responded to reports of three people being shot dead in downtown Lincoln early Saturday morning.

It was a violent period of days in Lincoln. Lincoln police also announced the first murder of the year on Thursday morning. Three people were detained during the investigation.

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