Nebraska police officer shoots, injures man who pointed gun at them

Dannie Emrick, 53, of Gering, NE, is in stable condition after pointing a gun at an officer

A western Nebraska police officer shot and injured an armed man whom police had been called to help, the Nebraska State Patrol said Friday in a news release.

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The patrol said it’s investigating the shooting that happened late Thursday morning in Gering.

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Dannie Emrick, 53, was shot in rural Gering, Nebraska, in an armed confrontation with an unidentified police officer. (Fox News)

Gering police were called to a home for a report of a man threatening to harm himself, police said. As officers encountered the man, identified as 53-year-old Dannie Emrick. He pointed a gun at the officers, and one of the officers fired several shots at Emrick, hitting him, according to police.

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Emrick was rushed to a Scottsbluff hospital, where he was in stable condition on Friday, the patrol said. Officials have not released the name of the officer who shot Emrick.

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