Additional Information Provided in Friday’s Homicide, TrooperInvolved Shootout
Oct 26, 2026
Police lights. (Courtesy of Jeff Motz/KFOR News/Connoisseur Media Lincoln)DAVID CITY–(KFOR/News Release Oct. 25)–An update was provided by the Nebraska State Patrol on Sunday, regarding Friday morning’s homicide and deadly trooper-involved shooting in eastern Nebraska.
In a news release sent
to KFOR, the Nebraska State Patrol said the preliminary investigation shows that 911 dispatcher in Polk County got a call from an uninvolved party reporting a shooting that occurred in the northeast part of that county. Troopers reported that the suspect, 45-year-old Nathan Dohmen of Clarks, apparently shot and killed the resident, 47-year-old John Cyza of rural Duncan. Cyza was found dead in the home with several gunshot wounds, while Dohmen fled the scene.
NSP says the 911 caller provided information that Dohmen may have been potentially targeting a second person, who was found and is safe. Law enforcement responded to search for Dohmen and the Butler County Sheriff found a vehicle on a rural road in Butler County. As the sheriff began checking the vehicle, NSP says Dohmen fired at the sheriff with a rifle. The sheriff was not struck. Dohmen then fled in the vehicle. After fleeing that scene, Dohmen stopped at a store in Bellwood and stole a case of beer.
The patrol says Dohmen’s vehicle was seen a short time later by pilots in the NSP helicopter and troopers on the ground. There was a brief pursuit, before Dohmen pulled into the driveway of a farmhouse northeast of David City. Dohmen fired at troopers, who returned fire and struck him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No troopers, nor the resident of the farmhouse, were hurt.
The Polk County Sheriff requested that the NSP Investigative Services Division investigate the homicide in rural Duncan. The Butler County Attorney has asked the NSP Special Investigations Unit to investigate the trooper-involved shooting, with assistance from the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. Both investigations remain ongoing.
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