BLAIR, Neb. (AP) - A man armed with a rifle was fatally shot in the eastern Nebraska town of Blair during a confrontation with police and sheriff’s deputies, police said.
The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday night at a home in Blair, when police were called to a home to quell a disturbance, the Omaha World-Herald reported.
Blair officers and deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office entered the home and were confronted by a man armed with a rifle, Blair Police Capt. Aaron Barrow said. The man was shot and then taken to a hospital, where he died.
The Nebraska State Patrol, which is conducting an investigation into the shooting, on Thursday identified the man as Leslie Flynn, 39.
No officers were injured. Three officers were placed on administrative leave during the state patrol’s investigation.
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