Man killed by Kansas officers linked to 2 Nebraska deaths

Man killed by Kansas officers linked to 2 Nebraska deaths
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June 21st, 2020 | Karen Schmer

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Police say man who was shot and killed by Kansas law enforcement earlier this week has now also been tied to a second homicide in Nebraska.

Police identified the man killed Monday in Lawrence, Kansas, as 31-year-old Nicholas Hirsh, who faced a first-degree murder arrest warrant for the shooting death of 41-year-old John Miles of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

During their homicide investigation, detectives also discovered on Tuesday the body of 68-year-old John Clanton in the Ponca Hills area of Douglas County in Nebraska. Clanton had been reported missing on June 10.

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