One dead, one taken into custody after incident near North Bend, Dodge County authorities say
NORTH BEND, Neb. (WOWT) - A woman is dead and a man was taken into custody after an incident near a highway west of North Bend.
According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, a call came in concerning what was described as a crash near the intersection on Highway 30 and County Road 5 west of North Bend around 5 p.m. Saturday.
Around the same time, there were calls of a woman covered in blood near the crash in a field.
When they got to the scene, DCSO deputies began life-saving measures on the woman, who was subsequently transported to Fremont Methodist Health.
According to a report, the woman had injuries consistent with gunshot wounds.
After being transported to Fremont Methodist Health, the woman was airlifted to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, where she died of her injuries.
Witnesses helped locate the vehicle of the man who called in the crash, and he was taken into custody without incident.
The name of the woman is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
The DCSO says there is no outstanding threat to the public.
The incident is under investigation.
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