UPDATE (6/6/16 4:00 p.m.)
According to Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office Captain Robert Anderson, the suspect who was shot was 35-year-old Jose Rueben Klich.
Anderson says the incident occurred at 306 East Sixth Street, on Sunday, at around 7:08 p.m.
Klich received one gunshot wound to the torso, and was transported to CHI Good Samaritan Health. Anderson said Klich remains hospitalized.
The sheriff’s office will handle the investigation.
An Officer with the Kearney Police Department was involved in a shooting incident this evening, Sunday, June 5.
The Officer made contact with a vehicle near Johnson Lawn and Landscape located at 306 East 6th Street, in Kearney. A confrontation occurred and shots were fired. A pursuit ensued with the Officer colliding with an uninvolved vehicle.
The suspect vehicle continued on, striking a building at 18th Street and 5th Avenue.
The driver was found to have been shot and was transported to CHI-Good Samaritan Hospital. A female passenger was also transported as was the other female who had been operating the vehicle that collided with the Officer at 17th Street and 5th Avenue.
The status of these individuals in not known at this time as they remain under care.
The Officer was transported to CHI-Good Samaritan Hospital to be checked over due to the collision.
The investigation of this incident will be done by the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office and the Buffalo County Attorney’s office.
No further statements will be made at this time.