Officer, Suspect Both Released From Hospital Following Tuesday’s Shooting

Lincoln Police investigators remained at the scene of an officer-involved shooting hours that happened hours before that the Arrow Bus Depot near 52nd and Superior on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (Jeff Motz/KFOR News)

LINCOLN–(KFOR Oct. 18)–Acting Lincoln Police Chief Michon Morrow on Wednesday gave an update on the Tuesday morning officer-involved shooting at the Arrow Bus Depot near 52nd and Superior.

She told reporters the officer that suffered a stab wound to the neck was released from the hospital Tuesday afternoon and is in good spirits. The officer should return to work soon. A second officer who fired his service gun and wounded the suspect is on paid administrative leave.

Meanwhile, the suspect, now identified as 27-year-old Simon Kafka of Chicago, was released from the hospital on Wednesday afternoon. He has been put in jail for first-degree assault on an officer and use of a weapon to commit a felony.