Alert 17-year-old killed in officer-involved shooting in Columbus; State Patrol investigating Lincoln Journal Star Feb 7, 2024 Feb 7, 2024 Updated Feb 25, 2026 0 × Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen's opening remarks at Boys Town in 2024 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating after a teenager was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Columbus on Tuesday.kAm%96 r@=F>3FD !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E H2D 42==65 E@ E96 bh__ 3=@4< @7 bgE9 $EC66E 2E 23@FE ` A]>] 7@C 2 H6=72C6 4964< @? 2 `f\J62C\@=5 >2=6 H9@ H2D C6A@CE65=J >2<:?8 DE2E6>6?ED @7 A@E6?E:2= D6=7\92C>[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 $E2E6 !2EC@= ?6HD C6=62D6]k^AmkAm$@>6E:>6 5FC:?8 E96 H6=72C6 4964<[ 2 D9@@E:?8 :?G@=G:?8 2? @77:46C @44FCC65 2?5 E96 `f\J62C\@=5 H2D <:==65[ E96 C6=62D6 D2:5] %96 E66?286C H2D AC@?@F?465 5625 2E E96 D46?6]k^Am kAm%96 r@=F>3FD !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E 92D A=2465 E96 @77:46C :?G@=G65 @? 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 =62G6]k^Am People are also reading… Positive direction, no finger pointing sought in reopening of Nebraska’s Underground Railroad site NFL free agency: Panthers, 49ers, Patriots, Jets and Rams are early winners State Patrol IDs mother found dead in Kearney County; 3 children injured in shooting Lincoln City Council weighs winery rule changes, approves addition at The Mill 'That boy fast': How QB Anthony Colandrea's legs are helping Nebraska receivers, defenders Police identify 46-year-old man found dead near Oak Creek; foul play not suspected Man killed in sewer accident was 'urban exploring' days before birthday Lincoln woman accused of embezzling from civil engineering firm Kearney Indivisible urges local law enforcement not to make deals with ICE Governor says Nebraska grandmother died in Morrill Fire trying to escape Concordia student from Seward killed in head-on crash in Missouri Biz buzz: A new coffee stop; a Gateway boutique; longtime Lincoln favorite gets an upgrade 20-year-old man dies after falling from ladder inside Lincoln sewer How gas prices have changed in Omaha in the last week Former U.S. Marshal Mark Martinez runs for Douglas County sheriff kAm%96 56A2CE>6?E 92D 2D<65 E96 $E2E6 !2EC@= E@ :?G6DE:82E6]k^AmkAm|@C6 56E2:=D 23@FE E96 D9@@E:?8 H6C6 F?2G2:=23=6 %F6D52J 6G6?:?8]k^AmkAm%96 ?62C3J r@=F>3FD w:89 $49@@= H2D A=2465 :? 2 QD64FC6Q DE2E6 5FC:?8 E96 :?4:56?E[ >62?:?8 E96 5@@CD H6C6 =@4<65 E@ AC:@C:E:K6 DEF56?E D276EJ[ E96 r@=F>3FD %6=68C2> C6A@CE65]k^Am 0 Comments Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen's opening remarks at Boys Town Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen's opening remarks at Boys Town in 2024 Top Journal Star photos for January 2024 Children and teens are more likely to die by guns than anything else The recent Nashville school shooting is a harrowing reminder of just how bad gun violence has become in the US, getting worse pretty much ever… Q&A: Omaha news anchor Melissa Fry Stolinski on life, her four sons and more KETV anchor and reporter Melissa Fry Stolinski talks life, her four sons, being in the public eye and more. Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video Tim and Karen Wallick on Husker House cuisine Navy SEAL veteran, and Northwest Alum Greg Hake talks to Northwest students at an assembly Thursday. Navy SEAL veteran, and Northwest Alum Greg Hake talks to Northwest students at an assembly Thursday. Lexi Rodriguez on the first week of practice in the 2022 Husker volleyball season Lexi Rodriguez on the first week of practice in the 2022 Husker volleyball season Nate Kelley shines as Outpatient Radiology Scottsbluff's Athlete of the Week Nate Kelley shines as Outpatient Radiology Scottsbluff's Athlete of the Week
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