DEWEESE, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating the shooting of a suspect by a sheriff’s deputy in south-central Nebraska.
The patrol says the shooting happened around 4 p.m. Thursday, when a Nuckolls County sheriff’s deputy responding to a 911 call encountered 44-year-old Wesley Blessing, of Hasting.
The deputy reported Blessing was armed with a handgun and that he shot Blessing, who was wanted in a Clay County investigation.
Blessing was taken to a Hastings hospital with serious injuries and later transferred to a Lincoln hospital.
Officials have not released the name of the deputy who shot Blessing.