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BEATRICE, Neb. (AP)- A man is dead after being shot by a Gage County law enforcement officer following a standoff in Blue Springs.

A news conference has been scheduled for this afternoon at the Beatrice Police Department. Gage County Attorney Randall Ritnour says authorities received a report of a man armed with a handgun acting suspiciously about 6 p.m. Saturday.

Negotiations were conducted into the early morning hours. The man came out of the residence and fired shots shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday. Officers returned fire, and the man went back inside. He was found dead at about 7:15 a.m.

Ritnour said a grand jury would be called to investigate the shooting. The officer who shot the man has been placed on administrative leave. The man has not been identified.

 

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Nebraska Officer Involved In Deadly Shooting Back On Force

OMAHA, Neb. --
The police officer who fired the fatal shot in a weekend standoff in Blue Springs has been reinstated to full duty.
Beatrice Police Chief Bruce Lang on Thursday identified the officer as Sean Vest.
Vest shot 62-year-old Gene Zarybnicky early Sunday. The standoff began Saturday evening after a neighbor called police when Zarybnicky showed up at the neighbor's house carrying a pistol.
Zarybnicky then went to his own house.
Zarybnicky eventually stepped out of his house and fired at officers, who fired back.
Vest is a member of the Gage County Emergency Response Team.
A grand jury is expected to be called to investigate the circumstances of the shooting and determine whether Vest's actions were proper.

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