UPDATE 4/3/15 11:00

Jerry Kindle has been taken into custody.

According to North Platte Police, Kindle was arrested at around 10:00 this morning without incident.

The investigation is ongoing, according to police, and charges are pending.

Kindle will be jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

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North Platte Police are still searching for the suspect in an early morning assault and shooting at a local motel.

At around 1:15 a.m., on April 3, officers with the North Platte Police Department responded to the Blue Spruce Motel, 821 South Dewey Street, on the report of shots fired.

Officers arrived and located a 31-year-old male who had injuries from blunt force trauma and a graze injury from a gunshot.

After speaking with witnesses and the victim, officers learned that the victim had been standing outside of his motel room when he was approached by two or three males.

Authorities say one of the males began striking the victim with the butt of a handgun, then fired three shots.

The suspects then left the scene, but witnesses were able to identify the man who fired the shots as 24-year-old Jerry Kindle.

Kindle is still on the loose and is described as an American Indian male, 6’0″, 165 pounds with black hair.  Police say Kindle has the the word “Let’s” tattooed on his right hand, the word “Ride” on his left hand and “Catch Me If You Can” on his neck.

Witnesses say Kindle was wearing a black leather jacket with white sleeves, dark jeans, a white stocking cap and a black scarf that covered his neck and lower face area.

The handgun used in the altercation has not been recovered, and police say Kindle should be considered armed and dangerous.

Investigators say Kindle and the victim knew each other, so they don’t believe this was a random act.

The victim is expected to survive his injuries.

The other suspects were not identified.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Kindle, contact law enforcement immediately.  Do not try to apprehend the suspect.