An Omaha man is in custody after a Nebraska State Patrol trooper pursued a vehicle linked by police to a shooting on Arbor Street, where a woman’s car was hit by gunfire Wednesday morning, according to police reports cited by WOWT. The pursuit reached more than 100 mph on I-80 before troopers used stop sticks to halt the vehicle.
The woman had been driving to work when she noticed a vehicle following her, then argued with its occupant in an Arbor Street parking lot, WOWT reported, citing police. She recognized the man as someone against whom she had sought a protection order; police said the order had not yet gone through. Police said the man had a handgun.
Police said the woman suffered minor injuries, most likely from debris, and declined medical treatment. The man left after firing at her car, according to the report.
Trooper Pursues Vehicle Linked to Arbor Street Shooting
At about 9 a.m., a state trooper spotted a vehicle matching the one described in the Arbor Street incident on westbound I-80 near mile marker 420, WOWT reported. The driver did not stop when the trooper attempted to pull the vehicle over.
Police said the vehicle exceeded 100 mph, continued west, then reentered I-80 eastbound. Troopers deployed stop sticks, and the driver was taken into custody and turned over to Omaha police, according to the report. Charges related to the pursuit were pending. Police said they expected to release more information later.
A Prior I-80 Shooting
The case is separate from an earlier incident reported by WOWT, in which a woman was shot while driving westbound on I-80 near 24th Street. She told police her ex-boyfriend was driving beside her when several shots were fired; one struck her cellphone and another hit her shoulder. Her injuries were not considered life-threatening, and the man, whom police did not identify, was later taken into custody.
Protection Orders and Statewide Context
Nebraska law provides that an ex parte protection order is temporary when issued and requires the respondent to receive notice of both the petition and the order, according to the Nebraska Legislature. Filing a petition alone is not the same as issuance; police described the order sought in this case as not yet having gone through.
Separately, the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office reported that the Domestic Abuse Death Review Team identified 89 domestic abuse-related victim deaths from July 21, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2025. That statewide figure does not establish the circumstances of this case.
