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ON TONIGHT. BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU. BILL. BREAKING THIS EVENING WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT WEDNESDAY’S OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN LINCOLN. YOU REMEMBER IT HAPPENED AT AN OFFICE DEPOT NEAR 48TH AND O. WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUTHORITIES SAY 49 YEAR OLD ROBERT BURRIS BROKE INTO THE BUILDING. HE ALLEGEDLY OPENED FIRE WHEN OFFICER KIRBY URBANEK CONFRONTED HIM. OFFICER SHOT BACK, INJURING BURRIS. RIGHT NOW, BURRIS IS IN THE HOSPITAL. HE FAC
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Lincoln police identify suspect, officer involved in shooting
Lincoln police identified the officer and the suspect involved in a shooting on Wednesday.The incident happened on Feb. 25 near 50th and R streets in Lincoln.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Man injured after shooting at officer at an Office Depot early Wednesday morning, Lincoln police sayInvestigators said an officer responded to the Office Depot for an alarm, and when he got there, he found a man inside an access door near the back dock. LPD said the officer gave verbal commands to the man, identified as 49-year-old Robert Bures of Lincoln.Lincoln police said Bures did not comply and then threw a metal object before shooting at the officer, identified as Kirby Urbanek, who returned fire.Urbanek was uninjured, while Bures suffered non-life-threatening injuries.Bures faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, burglary, resisting arrest, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, felon in possession of burglary tools, and felon in possession of a firearm, investigators said.Urbanek has been serving as a law enforcement officer for over seven years, and he joined LPD in 2022, the department said.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
Lincoln police identified the officer and the suspect involved in a shooting on Wednesday.
The incident happened on Feb. 25 near 50th and R streets in Lincoln.
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PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Man injured after shooting at officer at an Office Depot early Wednesday morning, Lincoln police say
Investigators said an officer responded to the Office Depot for an alarm, and when he got there, he found a man inside an access door near the back dock. LPD said the officer gave verbal commands to the man, identified as 49-year-old Robert Bures of Lincoln.
Lincoln police said Bures did not comply and then threw a metal object before shooting at the officer, identified as Kirby Urbanek, who returned fire.
Urbanek was uninjured, while Bures suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Bures faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, burglary, resisting arrest, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, felon in possession of burglary tools, and felon in possession of a firearm, investigators said.
Urbanek has been serving as a law enforcement officer for over seven years, and he joined LPD in 2022, the department said.
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