Man allegedly shoots, kills self in Omaha's Blackstone area following police pursuit

A man shot and killed himself in Omaha's Blackstone neighborhood after a police pursuit late Wednesday night, according to the Omaha Police Department.

Omaha police said in a press release that the pursuit began shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday in Bellevue before crossing the Missouri River into Council Bluffs and then across the river again to Omaha. The pursuit ended near 39th and Farnam Streets in the heart of Blackstone. Rashad Harris, 38, was found dead in his car from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Court records show that an arrest warrant had been issued for Harris in Sarpy County on Wednesday alleging domestic violence assault, child abuse and kidnapping related to a Tuesday incident in Bellevue. Harris, who had a Nebraska drivers license, was described as homeless in court documents.

No Omaha police officers were directly involved in the pursuit, according to the release, but Omaha's police helicopter assisted in surveillance from the air. Three Bellevue police officers and a Nebraska State Patrol trooper were at the scene at the end of the pursuit when Harris was found dead.

The investigation is ongoing. A grand jury will convene to investigate Harris' death, which is considered an in-custody death since it occurred in the presence of law enforcement.

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