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Lincoln man who shot himself amid standoff wasn’t supposed to have guns, records show

• Andrew Wegley
• May 5, 2023
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The 34-year-old woman who sought a protection order against Jamie Mitchell included a photo of at least four guns laid out on a bed, which she alleged belonged to Mitchell. The protection order, issued in January, barred the 49-year-old Lincoln man and former city employee from owning firearms.

Lancaster County District Court filings

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Lancaster County Sheriff investigators search a car parked in front of a home that was the scene of a standoff that ended in suicide on May 4 at 1535 N. 28th St. 

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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With 30 violent crimes in 2019 and a population of 12,771 (the smallest on our list), the city in northeast Nebraska had 2.35 violent crimes per 1,000 people.

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The city of 15,862 had 53 violent crimes for a rate of 3.34 per 1,000 in 2019.

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With a population of 23,705 and 89 violent crimes, the city had a rate of 3.75 per 1,000.

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In 2019, the state's largest city at 470,481 people had 2,833 violent crimes for a rate of 6.13 per 1,000.

Photo: Omaha police and University Police guard the entrance to the Nebraska Medicine Emergency room after an Omaha police officer was shot at Westroads Mall in March 2021. 

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