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Chaos at Lincoln Chick-fil-A underscores importance of threat assessment in preventing targeted violence

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

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As the behavior of a man seemingly intent on disrupting an otherwise typical lunch hour escalated Tuesday, a two-day training session on threat assessment and targeted violence was just getting underway in the Haymarket.

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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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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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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.

Courtesy photo

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 402-473-2657 or rjohnson@journalstar.com.

On Twitter @LJSRileyJohnson.

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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.

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.

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.

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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