<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/5/1590230966834.png" alt="Keith Allen" />
 <figcaption>Keith Allen</figcaption>
 </figure>NORTH PLATTE, Neb.-A 43-year-old North Platte man has been charged with 2nd-degree murder following a shooting in North Platte on Friday afternoon.<a></a>According to North Platte Police, at 2:32 PM&nbsp; the
North Platte 911 Center received several 911 calls reporting gunshots in the 100 block of N. Chestnut St. One caller reported that
he was forced to defend himself and shot another person. North
Platte Police Officers and Lincoln County Sheriff Deputies arrived
and quickly secured the area. The victim was found inside of his
vehicle parked in the alley north of 101 N. Chestnut. The victim was
unresponsive and transported to Great Plains Health by the North
Platte Fire Department. The victim, 25-year-old Brett Allen
Torres, succumbed to the gunshot injuries. He was shot several times
with a .45 caliber handgun. 
Police
investigators are still processing the crime scene and interviewing
witnesses. The Lincoln County Corner’s Office is making
arrangements for a forensic autopsy to be performed next week.Keith
L. Allen, 43, was arrested for 2nd-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. He is
incarcerated at Lincoln County Detention Center.

North Platte man charged with 2nd degree murder, victim identified