OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Police say the death of a man who fatally shot himself as he was being chased by officers in north Omaha will be investigated as an in-custody death. Police say the shooting happened Thursday night when an officer tried to stop a car and the driver fled. Police say a chase ensued until the car ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle, and the fleeing car’s driver jumped out holding a handgun and ran off. Officers soon found the man hiding behind a house, and when confronted, the man shot himself and died at the scene. Nebraska law requires a grand jury investigation any time someone dies in state or police custody or during an arrest.
Investigation planned into death during Omaha police chase
