(Omaha, NE)- The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) is releasing the name of the man who took his own life following a brief standoff on Interstate 80.

Jacob A. Kraatz, 20, Valparaiso, died of a self inflicted gunshot wound inside his SUV on westbound I-80 near mm 428.

The incident began around 12:30 p.m., when a trooper received a hit on the license plate of a 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor. The driver of the SUV was named in a broadcast for a suicidal party out of Lancaster County. At the time the vehicle was parked at the Melia Hill rest area near mm 429 westbound I-80.

The trooper observed a man come out of the rest area and get into the vehicle. The male driver exited the rest area onto westbound I-80. The trooper then stopped the vehicle. The driver pulled over and refused to exit the vehicle.  At that time, he laid down in the SUV and would not respond to officer commands.

Shortly after 2:00 p.m., the Sarpy County Emergency Services Unit approached the SUV, where they found a single male subject dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound.

The incident close east bound lanes of I-80 at the Mahoney Exit (mm 426) for approximately 90 minutes.  All but one westbound lane of I-80 was closed for several hours as NSP investigators processed the scene.

A grand jury will be convened as required by Nebraska law anytime a person dies while in police custody or in the process of apprehension.