LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Nebraska State Patrol trooper on a narcotics task force shot and critically injured a man as officers were following up on information from a Crime Stoppers report.
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Saturday that investigators with the Lincoln Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force approached a vehicle in a parking lot Wednesday.
Authorities say the driver, 27-year-old German Pedrazo, attempt to pull out a gun when they made contact with him and the 21-year-old woman in the car.
A Nebraska State Patrol investigator fired one round from his duty weapon, striking Pedrazo in the neck.
He is in critical condition after undergoing surgery.