65-year-old killed in rural Wayne County shooting, Nebraska State Patrol says

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska State Patrol is in the midst of investigating a shooting that killed a 65-year-old man in rural Wayne County.

On Wednesday around 7:15 p.m., Wayne County deputies were sent to a home north of Wisner, which is about 25 miles east of Norfolk.

When deputies arrived, they found 65-year-old Gerald Ruskamp with a gunshot wound.

Emergency crews took the man to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

The sheriff’s office asked the patrol to help with the investigation.

While on the property, deputies and troopers found a marijuana-growing operation.

They arrested Carl Ruskamp, 30, and Duane Ruskamp, 64, on charges relating to the marijuana operation.

Both were then taken to the Thurston County Jail.

As of right now, the patrol said there are no suspects in the shooting.