Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age : 40
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/09/2025
Location : Near 54th & Meredeth Streets
City : Lincoln
County : Lancaster
State : Nebraska
Agency : Lincoln Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/09/2025, officers from the Lincoln Police Department responded to a mental-health crisis call around 8:00 p.m. at a home near 54th and Meredeth Streets in Lincoln. They found a man in his 40s attempting to enter the residence through a basement window. The officers took him into custody, searched him, and placed him in the back of a police cruiser. While officers were interviewing witnesses, the man moved his handcuffed hands to the front of his body, retrieved a firearm that had reportedly been missed during the search, and shot himself. He was transported to a local hospital and later died. No officers were reported injured, and the officer whose cruiser was involved has been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.1011now.com/2025/11/10/lincoln-police-investigating-in-custody-death/
