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Officer shot in arm during struggle Sunday night, LPD chief says
Updated: 2:26 PM CST Dec 2, 2015
One person was killed and a Lincoln police officer sustained a gunshot wound to the arm during a struggle Sunday night, Chief Jim Peschong said.It all unfolded when officers went to the area of N. 73rd and Adams streets at about 8:50 p.m. Sunday to check a license plate on a car.Two people were inside the car, and the license plate came back stolen, Peschong said.Zachary J. Grigsby, 29, the man in the driver's seat, had two felony arrest warrants in Merrick County: one for terroristic threats, the other for obstructing a peace officer. According to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Grigsby served three years in jail for theft by unlawful taking. He was released in May.When officers attempted to take him into custody, Grigsby said he was "not going to jail" and a struggle ensued, the Lincoln Police Department said in a media release.During the struggle, one officer ended up in a headlock and was punched several times, LPD said.Police said Grigsby then produced a gun and shot another officer in the arm.When he pointed the gun again, a third officer opened fire on him, according to LPD. Grigsby died at the scene."It was a small-caliber gun and the serial numbers had been filed off," Peschong said.Both officers were taken to the hospital. One was treated and released; the officer with the gunshot wound was still in the hospital Monday morning, Peschong said.Peschong said he would not immediately identify the officers.Peschong said the person in the passenger seat of the car ran into a house nearby, sparking a standoff.Officers eventually removed five people from the house; all were interviewed and released, Peschong said.Neighbors told KETV NewsWatch 7 that police have been called to the house many times in the past several months. All three officers directly involved are now on administrative leave; an internal investigation is underway."I think we're lucky we didn't have an officer seriously hurt last night, or even killed," Peschong said. "And I equate a lot of that to training and I equate a lot of that to just darn luck, too."
LINCOLN, Neb. —
One person was killed and a Lincoln police officer sustained a gunshot wound to the arm during a struggle Sunday night, Chief Jim Peschong said.
It all unfolded when officers went to the area of N. 73rd and Adams streets at about 8:50 p.m. Sunday to check a license plate on a car.
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Two people were inside the car, and the license plate came back stolen, Peschong said.
Zachary J. Grigsby, 29, the man in the driver's seat, had two felony arrest warrants in Merrick County: one for terroristic threats, the other for obstructing a peace officer. According to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Grigsby served three years in jail for theft by unlawful taking. He was released in May.
When officers attempted to take him into custody, Grigsby said he was "not going to jail" and a struggle ensued, the Lincoln Police Department said in a media release.
During the struggle, one officer ended up in a headlock and was punched several times, LPD said.
Police said Grigsby then produced a gun and shot another officer in the arm.
When he pointed the gun again, a third officer opened fire on him, according to LPD. Grigsby died at the scene.
"It was a small-caliber gun and the serial numbers had been filed off," Peschong said.
Both officers were taken to the hospital. One was treated and released; the officer with the gunshot wound was still in the hospital Monday morning, Peschong said.
Peschong said he would not immediately identify the officers.
Peschong said the person in the passenger seat of the car ran into a house nearby, sparking a standoff.
Officers eventually removed five people from the house; all were interviewed and released, Peschong said.
Neighbors told KETV NewsWatch 7 that police have been called to the house many times in the past several months.
All three officers directly involved are now on administrative leave; an internal investigation is underway.
"I think we're lucky we didn't have an officer seriously hurt last night, or even killed," Peschong said. "And I equate a lot of that to training and I equate a lot of that to just darn luck, too."