Authorities investigating murder-attempted suicide in central Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating a murder-attempted suicide in central Nebraska overnight.

According to the state patrol, one person was killed, and another person was assaulted in Polk County, while the suspect is currently in the hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance at multiple scenes near Shelby.

The state patrol said that deputies found a man deceased with a gunshot wound near a business at the intersection of County Road T and 127th Road, south of Shelby.

A second scene was found on a farm near County Road S and 129th Road. An injured man was found on the second scene with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Authorities said the man was taken to Bryan West in Lincoln with life-threatening injuries.

Deputies were sent to the scene around 1:30 a.m., when a female drove herself to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office from the second scene after she said she had been assaulted.

The female victim was taken to the Columbus Community Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The investigation remains ongoing. Authorities said there is no current threat to the public.

This is a developing story. Check back with Channel 8 for updates.