The Nebraska State Patrol in conjunction with the Seward County Attorney and Seward County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a pursuit in which the driver of the vehicle was killed after firing on troopers.

During the early evening hours on Friday, May 10, investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol were conducting surveillance on two males with active felony warrants at a residence in Stromsburg.  Just before 8:00 p.m., investigators observed two males sitting in a car parked in an alley behind the residence. Investigator’s approached the vehicle at which time the vehicle accelerated through the yard, ejecting one male suspect out of the passenger side of the vehicle. The suspect ejected from the vehicle sustained minor injuries and was taken into custody.

A pursuit ensued traveling on county roads in Polk, Butler and Seward Counties. During the pursuit, the driver of the suspect vehicle fired multiple rounds at Nebraska State Patrol units. Just north of the community of Bee, the suspect vehicle was rammed by NSP units and came to rest in the east ditch off of County Road 252 in Seward County.  Once the vehicle was stopped, the suspect fired multiple rounds at troopers who returned fire fatally wounding the suspect.

The names of the deceased suspect and the suspect taken into custody in Stromsburg are not being released at this time. No Nebraska State Patrol troopers were injured.

The investigation continues. No further details will be released at this time.