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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Unknown

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/07/2025

Location : Interstate 80 and North 88th Street

City : Omaha

County : Douglas

State : Nebraska

Agency : Nebraska State Patrol, Omaha Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

At approximately 1:30 a.m. on August 7, 2025, Nebraska State Patrol troopers attempted a traffic stop on a Ford F-150 traveling eastbound on Interstate 80. The driver refused to stop, initiating a high-speed pursuit that transitioned onto Interstate 680. Nebraska State Patrol immediately escalated the operation, coordinating with the Omaha Police Department Air Support Unit and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies to create a multi-layered containment strategy.
Troopers aggressively pursued at high speed while Omaha Police launched their helicopter to maintain continuous aerial tracking of the vehicle. Douglas County deputies staged ahead on the route to prepare tactical intervention points. Law enforcement deployed stop sticks to shred the truck’s tires, forcing it into a progressively slower but still dangerous flight.
During the pursuit, the driver began firing a handgun from the moving truck toward pursuing officers, escalating the incident to an active armed threat. Troopers and deputies maintained armed readiness while maneuvering to contain the vehicle without risking civilian traffic.
The chase concluded when the F-150 crashed into a tree near North 88th and Sunrise Boulevard. Within seconds, a police K-9 team was deployed to locate the driver, who was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers disarmed him and he was transported to a hospital but was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.
The Nebraska State Patrol is leading the investigation, with ballistic evidence, dashcam and helicopter footage, and pursuit logs under review to reconstruct the sequence of events.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wowt.com/2025/08/07/one-hospital-after-police-chase-north-omaha/
https://www.wowt.com/video/2025/08/07/raw-police-pursuit-ends-crash-north-omaha/
https://omaha.com/news/local/crime-law/nebraska-state-patrol-fatal-chase-omaha/article_5a492348-33e1-11ee-91a6-4bfc8e38b262.html
https://www.wowt.com/2025/08/07/nebraska-state-patrol-identifies-man-killed-after-pursuit-omaha/