LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Nebraska State Patrol trooper has shot a man in a struggle over a gun outside a Lincoln apartment.
The man was rushed Wednesday afternoon to a hospital but his condition wasn’t immediately known.
Patrol Col. John Bolduc said a narcotics task force made up of officers from the patrol, the Lincoln Police Department and Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office made contact with a man inside a vehicle while investigating a tip.
He said one of the officers noticed that the man had a handgun and a struggle ensued.
A trooper fired, striking the man. Emergency crews rushed him to a hospital.