LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 22-year-old has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and a gun charge for shooting up a Lincoln home last November, killing a Plattsmouth man and leaving a Bellevue man injured.

Brandon Benson said in Lancaster County Court on Wednesday that he intended to scare the people inside the home.

Authorities say Benson fatally shot 19-year-old Richard “Ricky” Randall Jr. in connection with a drug deal Nov. 29, 2015. Eighteen-year-old Angok Wal was wounded.

Benson’s sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 30. He faces a minimum of 25 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison.

Two other men entered guilty pleas Wednesday in the incident.

Twenty-one-year-old Joseph L. Bratt pleaded no contest to attempted robbery.

Twenty-two-year-old Joshua Lock pleaded no contest to being an accessory for providing the long gun used.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — It was a mystery that many thought might never be solved: Who savagely stabbed to death the 11-year-old son of two medical doctors and the family’s housekeeper in 2008 in one of Omaha’s most affluent neighborhoods?

More than eight years later, a former doctor is standing trial for those deaths, as well as the 2013 killings of another Omaha doctor and his wife. Prosecutors say the crimes were motivated by Anthony Garcia’s long-simmering rage over his 2001 firing from a Creighton University School of Medicine residency program.

The case has been marked not only by the brutality of the crimes, but courtroom sparring that has seen one Chicago defense attorney kicked off the case and prosecutors having to defend themselves from accusations of misconduct.

Opening statements are expected Monday.

gaveGRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Authorities won’t file criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man in Grand Island.

Marvin Rafael was pronounced dead at a hospital after the shooting in his home around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 7.

The autopsy shows he died of a gunshot wound to his head. Deputy Hall County Attorney Nancy Berger-Schneider says the shooting “appears to have been accidental.”

The weapon was a handgun.

SCHUYLER, Neb. (AP) — County commissioners have decided to beef up security at the Colfax County Courthouse in Schuyler.

The board voted 3-0 Tuesday to accept a nearly $8,700 bid for a security system that will let judges and other courtroom personnel remotely lock the building exits if a prisoner tries to escape.

The Columbus Telegram reports that (https://bit.ly/2cYlpF8) Sheriff Paul Kruse said the board’s action was prompted by an incident last summer. Kruse says a defendant stepped outside a courtroom to chat with his attorney but instead bolted from a deputy and fled through an unlocked door. The man was soon captured, and no one was hurt.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say two of three dogs riding in a car died when the driver crashed on an accident-prone road in northwest Omaha.

The crash happened early Wednesday morning on Blair High Road. Investigators say a woman driving the car eastbound lost control, went through a wooded area, then hit a tree.

Police say the woman was able to crawl from the wreckage and back toward the road. Another driver then spotted her and called 911.

Police say the woman suffered broken bones and cuts. Officers found two of the three dogs dead at the scene. The condition of the third dog is not known.

Police are investigating whether excessive speed contributed to the crash.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new national cemetery for veterans in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa has opened with a service for four men who had served the U.S. in the military.

The ashes of the four veterans were buried with full military honors at the new Omaha National Cemetery. One deceased military member was chosen from each service branch.

Those veterans included Marine Cpl. John “Frank” Ernst of Omaha, Army Spc. Michael Brabec of Fremont, Air Force Sgt. James Edgell of Council Bluffs and Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Russell Rosberg of Omaha.

Cemetery director Cindy Van Bibber said at the ceremony that the headstones will represent the veterans’ sacrifices.

Van Bibber said families have sent requests for more than 220 deceased veterans to be buried in the cemetery.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The City Council won’t let several unrelated people live together in a seven-bedroom house in western Omaha.

The friends have been living in the home bought by Brandt Weatherly and John Liebgott around two years ago. But they ran afoul of a city zoning ordinance barring four or more unrelated people from living together in a neighborhood zoned light residential.

The two applied for a special use permit that would have allowed up to eight unrelated residents to live there. Weatherly told the council Tuesday that he and Liebgott only wanted to be surrounded by friends who “are there for them.”

The application was opposed by several neighbors who complained about parking and other problems.

The council voted 7-0 to deny the application.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — The City Council has rejected a proposed ban on smoking and propane grills at apartments in the Omaha suburb of Bellevue.

The council voted 5-1 Monday night against the proposal to amend the city’s fire code.

The proposal wasn’t meant to protect the health of the city’s 50,000 residents, but instead to prevent fires. Councilman Don Preister proposed the ban, which wouldn’t affect duplexes and single-family homes, in August after cigarette smoking at a Bellevue apartment complex led to two fires a month earlier. The second fire destroyed the building, displacing dozens of people, and injured four, including a firefighter.

On Monday, the council members raised question about enforcement problems, property rights and city intrusion.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a 16-year-old girl has been stabbed during a fight inside a restroom at Northwest High School.

The fight broke out a little after 11:40 a.m. Monday. The girl was taken to Creighton University Medical Center. She’s expected to survive her injuries.

Police say the 17-year-old girl involved in the fight was arrested on suspicion of assault and use of a weapon to commit a felony.