Homicide victim identified in Sunday morning shooting
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A man killed in a Sunday morning homicide has been identified.
The Lincoln Police Department is investigating three shootings in the city. At this time, LPD does not believe the incidents are related.
On Sunday, Sept. 8, at around 1:30 a.m., officers in the downtown area were alerted to a fight near North 11th and O streets.
Upon arrival, officers found two men with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to an area hospital to receive emergency treatment.
LPD said a 24-year-old Lincoln man died due to his injuries. According to a GoFundMe and adult film production company, the man has been identified as Saiveon Hopkins.
The other, a Lincoln man in his forties, is considered stable with non-life-threatening injuries.
This investigation is ongoing and Lincoln Police request anyone with information, including video recordings of this event, to contact the non-emergency number at 402-441-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600 if they wish to remain anonymous.
On Saturday around 11:30 p.m., officers were called to the area of 33rd and Holdrege Streets on the report of gunshots heard. Upon arrival officers found a 20-year-old Lincoln woman with gunshot wounds. Lincoln Fire and Rescue personnel took the woman to a local hospital for treatment, and her condition is reported as being stable.
Officers are currently seeking a suspect as part of an active investigation. This investigation is ongoing and Lincoln Police request anyone with information, including video recordings of this event, to contact LPD.
On Saturday, just after 7:45 p.m., officers responded to a weapons violation in progress in the area of N. 20th Street and Cornhusker Highway. Upon arrival, the caller told officers that 51-year-old David Blackburn of Lincoln had just shot multiple rounds at the building after the two had gotten into an argument.
According to LPD, officers noticed an occupied vehicle to have a bullet hole on the rear-passenger side. Officers found six bullet holes in the exterior wall by the door where the caller exited from. Officers contacted Blackburn at a nearby hotel with the firearm and he was arrested. Blackburn was taken to the Lancaster County Jail for attempted second-degree assault, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, discharge firearm near vehicle or building and terroristic threats.
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