Man killed by brother in Lincoln apartment complex shooting, police say
By MATT OLBERDING – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS)
A 16-year-old was arrested Tuesday after police say he shot and killed his 20-year-old brother in a case of mistaken identity.
Lincoln police said at a news conference Tuesday morning that they were called to the Bridgeport Apartments near 14th and Superior streets at about 12:30 a.m.
Shooting 4801 North 15th Street, 12.24
Police investigate a fatal shooting at the Bridgeport Apartments near 14th and Superior streets on Tuesday.
Capt. Ben Miller said when officers arrived, they found a 20-year-old Lincoln man outside with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Miller said that the suspect in the case is the victim’s 16-year-old brother, who was also at the north Lincoln apartment complex. The 16-year-old said he saw a person in dark clothing and feared for his safety after being attacked by someone on Friday near 21st and K streets. He fired several shots, not realizing the person was his brother, police said.
Shooting 4801 North 15th Street, 12.24
A police investigator places evidence markers at the scene of a fatal shooting Tuesday at the Bridgeport Apartments in north Lincoln.
He said the 16-year-old was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and using a weapon to commit a felony. Police did not name the victim or the suspect on Tuesday or Wednesday, but are expected to provide an update Thursday morning.
He said both brothers, who arrived at the complex in separate vehicles, were carrying firearms. It was not clear why the two were at the apartment complex.
LPD continues to investigate and asks anyone with information about the incident to contact police at 402-441-6000 or Crimestoppers at 402-475-3600.
Shooting 4801 North 15th Street, 12.24
Police investigate a fatal shooting at the Bridgeport Apartments in north Lincoln.
The homicide is the eighth in Lincoln this year. It’s the first since Savion Hopkins, 24, of Lincoln, was killed in September after being shot in the chest outside a downtown Lincoln bar.
Kavion Wright, 23, and Gregory Bahati, 30, both of Omaha, were arrested in connection to the killing of Hopkins.
Shooting 4801 North 15th Street, 12.24
Evidence markers are seen Tuesday at the scene of an overnight shooting at the Bridgeport Apartments that left one man dead.
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