Update Aug. 19 5:50 p.m.
Police in Kearney said Dayton McFarland, a person of interest in a Kearney shooting investigation, has been located and is in custody.
Police said the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Kearney police.
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News Release Kearney Police Department
KEARNEY, Neb.- On Wednesday, August 18, at approximately 7:36 p.m., Kearney Police responded to the 2900 block of Grand Avenue (East Lawn Trailer Court) to investigate a report of “gunshots” in the area. Initial reports placed the activity in the center of the trailer court near a mailbox cluster. Witnesses also reported multiple subjects and vehicles were involved.
Officers located 22-year-old Trevon Weindorff in the area with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg. Weindorff was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
Police located Tyler Divan, 22, departing the area. Divan was later arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. At this point, three vehicles involved in this incident have been recovered by police.
Kearney Police Investigators are currently looking for a person of interest, identified as Dayton McFarland (black male, 6’, 170 lbs., brown hair, brown eyes) in regards to his involvement in this incident.
This is an ongoing investigation; preliminary information indicates this was an isolated incident. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Kearney Police at (308) 237-2104, Investigator Jordan Hawkins (308) 293-5009, Investigator Doug McCarty (308) 627-2213, Buffalo County Crime Stoppers (308) 237-3424, the See Something Send Something App or P2C website (p2c.kearneygov.org).
Additionally, Kearney Police is requesting area residences and businesses check video footage for content related to this incident.