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Authorities Say Nebraska Father Killed Daughter’s Ex-Boyfriend

Walter Camp
Walter Campo

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an eastern Nebraska man shot and killed his daughter’s ex-boyfriend when the 22-year-old tried to visit the woman at her parent’s home.

The Dodge County Sheriff’s office says Tyler Childs, of Fremont, was fatally shot late Friday when he visited a mobile home where his ex-girlfriend was living with her parents.

Sheriff Steven Hespen says Childs was confronted by his ex-girlfiend’s father, 42-year-old Walter Campo, when he went to the home.

Hespen says Campo had a handgun, and during a confrontation, Childs was fatally shot.

Campo is being held on suspicion of manslaughter and a weapons charge.

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