An arrest is made in the shooting on the east side of the Edgewood Theater at 5220 S 56th Street on August 2nd. Nineteen year old Jayden Prentice was found inside a black Mercedes with a gunshot wound to his face and an 18 year old Christopher Duncan was laying in the parking lot with wounds to his leg and hip. Both remain hospitalized. Police believe that three men in that vehicle met up with another vehicle with several occupants in the parking lot and shots were fired.
During the investigation, officers processed the scene and found a button with the picture of a 17 year old on it. Investigators were able to to determine that one of the vehicles, a Kia Optima was the other vehicle involved in the shooting and the same 17 year old was in the driver’s seat.
Around 9 p.m. on August 11th, investigators took the 17 year old into custody and he was lodged at the Youth Assessment Center for accessory to a class II felony.
This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is encouraged to call Lincoln Police at 402-441-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.