19-year-old killed in west Nebraska shooting
IMPERIAL, Neb. (WOWT) - A homicide investigation is underway in Chase County after a 19-year-old was killed in a shooting.
According to the Nebraska State Patrol, there was a report of a shooting overnight near 12th and Broadway in Imperial.
The Imperial Police Department and Chase County Sheriff’s Office responded and a victim with a gunshot wound was found.
The victim, identified as 19-year-old Jesse Krausnick, was sent to a hospital but died shortly after arriving.
Imperial Police arrested a suspect, 19-year-old Tristan Ferguson, at the scene.
Ferguson was lodged in Chase County Jail for manslaughter, use of a weapon to commit a felony and other charges.
The investigation is ongoing. The Imperial Police Department requested the Nebraska State Patrol to conduct the homicide investigation.
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