Armed man flees accident scene and hides near Pawnee Rd, Douglas County NE


A male suspect armed with a gun fled after a vehicle accident near Pawnee Road. He ran into a nearby field and hid in trees. Police set up a perimeter, used K-9 units, and prepared less-lethal weapons to find him. The suspect is believed to still be in the area and may be armed.
Audio|Source: Douglas County Sheriff
07:9
Transcript:
00:00
Well, he's running into the field.
00:01
Ah! There is clear for the traffic only.
00:03
Hey, well, I'm not getting.
00:04
Claire, we have an accident near Pawnee Rd.
00:07
Male took off running from the accident.
00:08
Panic male is about 35 years old, black hair, white shirt, dark shorts, armed with a gun.
00:13
And he has a black arm brace.
00:15
I'm currently in full for shoot of them.
00:17
12, he's hiding in the trees.
00:19
Let's get a pepperball to this location, ASAP.
00:21
All right, I'm sure you're in the process of it, but a perimeter and that's probably cap on the law that we got at least one K-9 working.
00:27
All right double K-9 advice.
00:28
12, we've got eyes on him.
00:30
He's hiding a batch of trees south of Pawnee Road just west of 204th.
00:36
Union 5, those units just set up in the position that covers as best you can and wait for ready to arrive.
00:42
12 Union 5, that's clear, we're posted up behind the Durango right now.
00:45
Okay. Onec94.
00:46
1994 1994 That can be around
00:48
Thank you. The units coming in, get on 204th, make sure he doesn't run eastbound.
00:52
14, I'm quick.
00:53
Union 5 is you in with Pepperball, respond to 13th location.
00:56
Thank you, sir.
00:57
Just on the pursuit, MSP is en route.
01:03
They're requesting to switch to Metro 1.
01:05
Can you patch us, over?
01:06
That's clear, we'll patch.
01:07
Where's he after more of my spotlights pointing?
01:09
12. He is directly to our 12 o'clock in that batch of trees there.
01:14
Sir. We're still seeing movement in there.
01:16
He's definitely in there. Fortunately, I got a 40 mil, you need it as well? We have pepperball or a 40, dump it in that tree line.
01:24
Union 5 to 13 or 14, give some verbal commands first.
01:29
Or continue your honor.
01:30
146. Break out that 4-year pepperball, put it in that tree line.
01:36
I'm almost there with pepperball.
01:37
They're coming in on 204, stop right there.
01:39
I'm at that east corner.
01:40
15, I have the pepperball.
01:41
Feel me over there.
01:42
You could probably hit it in from the east.
01:43
He's in those trees.
01:44
We got our spotlights on.
01:45
There's a few pine trees right there.
01:46
We're seeing movement in there.
01:47
5 to 13. I'm coming up to you.
01:49
Clear. We're by the Durango.
01:51
I'm 6 on call.
01:52
1 49. AvaWand, we're arriving in the area from the roundabout where, so yeah.
01:56
The Abiland, you'll see our lights all spotlighted into this row of trees here.
02:01
He's lasting in there, they're still seeing a movement.
02:03
Clear.
02:04
Clare. Passerbys, two different passerbys are 40 years armed with a revolver.
02:07
Take off and deafies on contact.
02:09
He was on contact. He's up on top of the hill into that field.
02:13
It looks like a bean field.
02:16
He's sitting in there now, roll it over.
02:18
We're not able to tell if he's armed or not.
02:20
Clear. Tom Ford, can you get on your speaker and give announcements over the loudspeaker.
02:26
If we can reference our spotlight, it's in the area where he is now.
02:31
That's clear.
02:32
Here's on the east side.
02:33
Do you have any visual of them?
02:34
If we could shift some of the cars south on 204th, help maintain our perimeter.
02:40
Lincoln, one, we're arriving.
02:41
We'll go south on 204th.
02:43
And he is up running again.
02:45
We do have a keen-headed route.
02:46
He's just not doing a real good job of running.
02:48
Is he heading south?
02:49
Uh, yes. He's kind of rolling.
02:51
He's not really running now.
02:52
13 and 12, we're going to stay here on the north side.
02:54
Tom Carr, 14, 15, when he starts shifting south.
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Location mentioned:
Pawnee Rd, Nebraska
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