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A day before crashing pickup into Chick-fil-A, man told Lincoln Police he was 'getting ready for the game'
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A day before crashing pickup into Chick-fil-A, man told Lincoln Police he was 'getting ready for the game'
- Lori Pilger | Lincoln Journal Star , Chris Dunker | Lincoln Journal Star
- Oct 9, 2019
- Oct 9, 2019 Updated Dec 28, 2019
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The scene at the Chick-fil-A at SouthPointe Pavilions on Oct. 8, 2019, after Joseph Cimino backed his truck into the restaurant and was shot and killed by a BNSF Railway officer.
EMILY HANEY, Journal Star file photo
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A day before Joseph Francis Cimino stormed into a Lincoln Chick-fil-A, throwing diners' trays off tables before ramming his pickup into the restaurant, he told a Lincoln police officer he was "getting ready for the game."
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A week before Joseph Cimino stormed into a Chick-fil-A restaurant and died in an officer-involved shooting, the newcomer to Lincoln posted a series of videos to YouTube.
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Joseph Cimino opened a Twitter account the day he backed his pickup into a Chick-fil-A restaurant and was later shot and killed by an officer.
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Photos: Scene at Lincoln Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A incident
Law enforcement and Lincoln Fire and Rescue vehicles and personnel surround the Chick-fil-A at 6810 S. 27th St. on Tuesday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Chick-fil-A incident
Law enforcement and Lincoln Fire and Rescue personnel screen a body from view in the parking lot of the Chick-fil-A at SouthPointe Pavilions.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Watch: Chick-fil-A scene
Chick-fil-A incident
Witnesses described how a disgruntled man left the Chick-fil-A in south Lincoln in October 2019 before backing his Dodge pickup into the restaurant. The man was ultimately shot and killed by a BNSF Railway Police officer. The scene inside the restaurant was captured by a video camera in the store, not by the officer's bodycam.
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Chick-fil-A incident
Lincoln police officers work the scene at Chick-fil-A in south Lincoln, where a man backed his pickup into the lobby and was later shot and killed.
EMILY HANEY, Journal Star
Chick-fil-A incident
The scene at the Chick-fil-A at SouthPointe Pavilions on Oct. 8, 2019, after Joseph Cimino backed his truck into the restaurant and was shot and killed by a BNSF Railway officer.
EMILY HANEY, Journal Star file photo
Chick-fil-A incident
Lincoln Police officers work the scene at the Chick-fil-A, 6810 S. 27th St., on Tuesday after a disgruntled customer backed his truck into the restaurant.
EMILY HANEY, Journal Star
Chick-fil-A incident
Law enforcement and Lincoln Fire and Rescue personnel tend to an individual on the ground in the Chick-fil-A parking lot at 6810 S. 27th St. on Tuesday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
WATCH: Chief Bliemeister gives update on Chick-fil-A investigation
Chick-fil-A incident
Lincoln police said a BNSF Railway officer in the marked vehicle shown parked in the drive-thru lane shot and killed a man who caused a disturbance inside the Chick-fil-A at SouthPointe Pavilions on Tuesday and later backed his pickup into the lobby of the restaurant.
EMILY HANEY, Journal Star
Chick-fil-A incident
Lincoln Police investigate the scene where a truck crashed into the Chick-fil-A at 6810 S. 27th St. on Tuesday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Chick-fil-A incident
Law enforcement and Lincoln Fire and Rescue personnel screen a deceased individual from view in the parking lot of the Chick-fil-A at 6810 S. 27th St. on Tuesday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister
Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo
Chick-fil-A incident
Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister reads a statement at an Oct. 8, 2019, news conference following an incident at the south Lincoln Chick-fil-A.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo
Chick-fil-A incident
Employees and others linger in the parking lot of the Chick-fil-A at SouthPointe Pavilions on Tuesday after a disgruntled customer drove his truck into the restaurant and was later shot.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Chick-fil-A incident
Several employees linger in the parking lot of the Chick-fil-A at SouthPointe Pavilions on Tuesday afternoon. Police said a man backed his pickup into the building moments after causing a disturbance in the restaurant. He was later shot and killed by a uniformed BNSF Railway officer.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Reach the writer at 402-473-7237 or lpilger@journalstar.com.
On Twitter @LJSpilger.
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The scene at the Chick-fil-A at SouthPointe Pavilions on Oct. 8, 2019, after Joseph Cimino backed his truck into the restaurant and was shot and killed by a BNSF Railway officer.
- EMILY HANEY, Journal Star file photo
Joseph Cimino opened a Twitter account the day he backed his pickup into a Chick-fil-A restaurant and was later shot and killed by an officer.
A week before Joseph Cimino stormed into a Chick-fil-A restaurant and died in an officer-involved shooting, the newcomer to Lincoln posted a series of videos to YouTube.
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