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Omaha Police Officer Cody Bowers shot and injured a 22-year-old Nebraska man after he crashed into a group of vehicles on Tuesday night.
Omaha Police Officer Cody Bowers shot and injured a 22-year-old Nebraska man after he crashed into a group of vehicles on Tuesday night.
(Nebraska News Network)
NEBRASKA – A Nebraska man killed after crashing a car into a group of vehicles on Omaha’s east side last night was found with a knife by police, authorities said.
Cody Bowers, 34, was driving east on W. 13th Street around 9:45 p.m. with his vehicle in a turn lane, said Omaha Police Department spokeswoman Trish Dalton. As he drove south, Bowers struck a car that was stopped and waiting for traffic to pass, Dalton said.
While the car was still in drive, Bowers then crashed into another vehicle, she said.
The crash involved three other car and truck accidents, Dalton said. Bowers exited his vehicle and ran away and was found by police.
Officers spoke to Bowers and found he was unresponsive, Dalton said.
He was taken to a hospital where he died.
Dalton said Bowers’ injuries were not life-threatening.
Police have not yet released the name of the man Bowers hit. A news release on the Omaha Police Department’s Facebook page said the man was pronounced dead at a local hospital at 11:22 p.m.
Bowers is an Omaha Police Officer assigned to the Northeast Patrol Division, Dalton said.
Police have not released any other details about the incident.
The name of the man Bowers hit was not released.