Possible home intruder shot and killed by resident

BELLEVUE, Neb. —
Bellevue Police said a man was shot and killed inside a home near 17th and Yorktown Street overnight.

Officers said they were called to a home for a possible home invasion around 3:39 a.m. Saturday which “resulted in the 43-year-old intruder being shot.”

The intruder has been identified as forty-three-year-old, Lou P. Slaughter Jr., of Omaha.

BPD said three people were inside the home when the man Slaughter Jr. tried to get in.

They said it does not appear to be a random act, and all three people have been accounted for.

Bellevue Police said detectives are actively investigating “various aspects of the case.”

No additional information is available at this time