UPDATE: Arrest Warrant Issued for Murder

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UPDATE: Lincoln Police issued an arrest warrant for 33-year-old Anthony Wells of Omaha in connection with the murder of 25-year-old Joshua Hartwig.

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UPDATE: Friends and neighbors of 25-year-old Joshua Hartwig are still trying to process the tragedy that took place early Sunday morning.

"You know, he can’t be replaced," said neighbor Melvin Wells. "It’s just kind of hard to hear that stuff happens to good people."

Hartwig was fatally shot outside an apartment building near 18th and Cornhusker, around 1:30 Sunday morning. We spoke with his friends and neighbors, who described the moments after shots were fired.

"I didn’t know how close it was," said Alysha Anderson. "It sounded like it was right outside the building."

Anderson and her friend Stephanie Riley both say their heart sank when they heard the shots.

"I knew something was wrong, devastatingly wrong," Riley said. "I could feel it inside."

Police say neighbors in the area remember a man and woman fighting before the shooting. A group of bystanders broke up the fight, and the man left the scene. A half hour later an unknown person came with a gun and began shooting at a group of people outside. Police have not released whether or not Hartwig was involved in breaking up the earlier disturbance.

"He was very involved in the community," Riley said. "He loved playing sports, family was very important to him. He ended up just getting caught in the crossfire."

Friends say Hartwig and his family were quiet, peaceful people.

"Such great people," Wells said. "They never bothered anybody, they never hurt anybody, the never wanted to harm anybody. They were always so loving, so kind."

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UPDATE: Lincoln Police say a suspect has been taken into custody in Omaha.

Police say the suspect was arrested without incident or injury on an unrelated charge. He has not been arrested for the murder of Joshua Hartwig.

They say there are no other suspects at this time and they believe there is no risk to the general public in relation to this investigation.

UPDATE: Lincoln Police have released the name of the victim in Sunday morning’s homicide. They say 25-year-old Joshua Hartwig was killed in the shooting.

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One man was fatally shot early Sunday morning. It happened around 1:30, on the 1800 block of Knox Street. Police responded to the area after hearing reports of gunshots and an injured person; when they arrived, they found one man dead from a gunshot wound.

Police say there was a disturbance between a man and woman about a half hour before the gunshots were heard, and that the man left the scene. At the time of the shooting, an unknown person began to shoot at a group of people standing outside the building. The group scattered, and multiple vehicles were hit.

The man who was killed was not believed to be a part of the original disturbance. The investigation is continuing, and Lincoln police have no suspects at this time.

We will bring you more details as they become available.