LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln police officer is in critical condition after he was shot while attempting to arrest a 17-year-old in connection with a homicide.
Police say they arrested two suspects shortly after the shooting on Wednesday morning, and identified the 17-year-old as Felipe Vazquez.
Lincoln police say the officer was trying to execute an arrest warrant for Vazquez on a second-degree assault charge tied to the March stabbing death of 36-year-old Edward Varejcka.
Authorities have tied at least three people to Varejcka’s death.
The officer who was shot, a 23-year veteran, underwent surgery Wednesday afternoon.
Police haven't released his name.