On a seemingly typical Sunday morning in downtown Lincoln, children rode their bicycles, people sat on their porches, and neighbors walked their dogs.
And just a few feet away, a yellow police tape marked a crime scene in a house on 30th and P Streets, where two gunmen died early Sunday and a third was hospitalized.
Lincoln police detectives and crime scene investigators were at the house for most of Sunday, but made no statements.
LPD will hold a press briefing on Monday at 9 p.m.
Police were called to the area at 2:20 a.m. Sunday by a man who said he had been shot. Police found two victims of a shooting at a home, a 26-year-old and a 42-year-old, both of whom died, police said in a social media post.
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3 wounded in a shooting early in the morning in front of a bar in the city center, LPD is investigating
A third victim of the shooting, a 19-year-old man, appeared at Lincoln Hospital shortly after the initial call to 911 and was reported in serious but stable condition.
No suspects were in custody late Sunday afternoon, but police said that based on their initial investigation, they “believe this is an isolated incident” and said there was no constant threat to the public.
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This was the second shooting of the weekend in Lincoln.
Early Saturday morning, three people were injured in a shooting in front of a bar in block 1100 on O Street. No arrests have been reported in this case, where police believe there is a connection between the victims and the suspect.
And on Thursday morning, Lincoln recorded his first murder of the year. Police say 57-year-old Henry Lee Jones was killed in a battle in front of his home at 2,800 blocks on F Street.
Police say three people have been arrested in connection with Jones’ death, including 32-year-old Derrick Pearson and 31-year-old Briana Jelinek, both on suspicion of manslaughter and the use of weapons to commit a crime.
Police arrested a third person, 25-year-old Mika Bergren, on suspicion of second-degree assault and use of a weapon to commit a crime.
Police said they believed there was a connection between Jones and his alleged attackers.
Anyone with information about the investigations is asked to contact the police at 402-441-6000 or give advice through Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.
Tom Kassadi’s list of the 10 most scandalous crimes in Lincoln’s history
Crimes of the times
Tom Kassadi is Lincoln’s director of public safety.
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This is just one person’s point of view from the beginning of the 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to decide on crimes committed in places that are in the city today, but were outside our corporate boundaries at the time they happened. I chose the latter.
But before I begin, I have to deal with three separate crimes: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to list them. They have all had a huge impact on the community, and in particular on the police department. Since these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrol Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new capital of Nebraska, Governor Charles Brian came to his aid and called for additional help.
Frank Sukup
Victoria Ayot Brown
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln officer, so Lieutenant Sucup was actually the first Lincoln officer killed in the line of duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and took part in the shooting, Paul Jacobsen, continued to enjoy a long career and command rank in the LPD, influencing many young wards (like me) and leaving his mark on the agency’s culture.
Within a few months, three LPD employees had died in the line of duty. Frank Sucup was killed and George Welter died in a motorcycle accident. Paul Whitehead’s partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command and, like Paul Jacobson, left an indelible mark on the LPD and the community.
№ 1: Starkeder
Charles Starkweather driver’s license
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The subject of several undercover film plots and a Springsteen album, Starkweed’s murders are clearly the most scandalous crime in Lincoln’s history to date. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media era, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed in the city of Lincoln, and the first was right on the outskirts of the city. I was not living in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has fond memories of the city, filled with fear in the days between the discovery of Bartlett’s murders and the capture of Starkweather in Wyoming.
The case caused quite a stir. There has been intense criticism of the police and the sheriff’s office for failing to capture Starkweed earlier in the week after the Bartlett bodies were discovered. Eventually, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Council of Commissioners detained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the work of local law enforcement. His report essentially acquitted local law enforcement officials and made several bad recommendations to improve communication and training between departments.
Investigator’s file on police work in dealing with Starkweather’s murders.
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Now I know that many readers are muttering “how obvious”. Still, keep your horses. It’s not as obvious as you think. I had two experiences that led me to this fact. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had an idea, and her idea was rather vague. You have to remember that Starkweather’s murders were in 1957 and 1958 – before even the parents of many students were born.
The second experience was a visit to the Cub Scout lair. One night you give the children a tour of the police station. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. because I…
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