Armed officers are pictured at the scene of a standoff on 19th Street near Kings Road in Gering Tuesday afternoon. Though reporters at the scene reported shots having been fired, Scotts Bluff County Sheriff Mark Overman said none of the shots had been fired by law enforcement.
Leaders of the Gering Police Department, Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Office and Nebraska State Patrol are shown talking at the scene of a standoff in Gering Tuesday afternoon. Officers with the Scottsbluff Police Department and the county’s SWAT team were also on site, having responded as reports of shots fired were reported in the area at about 3:30 p.m.
Reporters at the scene of a standoff in Gering have described it as quiet, though a heavy law enforcement presence remains, including specialized teams from the FBI and State Patrol.
Police from various departments set up a perimeter around the house where the suspect had barricaded himself in.Â
Jack Underwood
Star-Herald
An ambulance arrives at the scene during a police standoff with the suspect.Â
Jack Underwood
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An armored personnel carrier from the Alliance Police Department arrives on scene.Â
Jack Underwood
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A SWAT team from the Nebraska State Patrol assembles outside their van near the crime scene.Â
Jack Underwood
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A SWAT team moves down 19th Street towards the house where the suspect had barricaded himself in Tuesday night.Â
Jack Underwood
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A SWAT team gets ready near an armored personnel carrier before moving down 19th Street during a standoff in Gering on Tuesday night.Â
Jack Underwood
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An armored vehicle used by the Nebraska State Patrol and SWAT team Tuesday night.
Jack Underwood
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Scotts Bluff County Chief Deputy Troy Brown (left) and another deputy man the barricade at U and 19th streets on Wednesday afternoon.
FLETCHER HALFAKER, Star-Herald
Gering Police block Kings Rd at 17th St.
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A Gering Police Department officer keeps an eye on the scene from the corner of Kings Rd and 20th St.
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A Gering school resource officer is pictured as kids are being released from school in a controlled release as officers handled a nearby standoff.
Fletcher Halfaker, Star-Herald
Leaders of the Gering Police Department, Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Office and Nebraska State Patrol are shown talking at the scene of a standoff in Gering Tuesday afternoon. Officers with the Scottsbluff Police Department and the county’s SWAT team were also on site, having responded as reports of shots fired were reported in the area at about 3:30 p.m.
Fletcher Halfaker, Star-Herald
Star-Herald reporters Fletcher Halfaker and Jack Underwood contributed to this reporting.
Reporters at the scene of a standoff in Gering have described it as quiet, though a heavy law enforcement presence remains, including specialized teams from the FBI and State Patrol.
Armed officers are pictured at the scene of a standoff on 19th Street near Kings Road in Gering Tuesday afternoon. Though reporters at the scene reported shots having been fired, Scotts Bluff County Sheriff Mark Overman said none of the shots had been fired by law enforcement.
Leaders of the Gering Police Department, Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Office and Nebraska State Patrol are shown talking at the scene of a standoff in Gering Tuesday afternoon. Officers with the Scottsbluff Police Department and the county’s SWAT team were also on site, having responded as reports of shots fired were reported in the area at about 3:30 p.m.
