Truck crash, spill, closes traffic briefly

ELLSWORTH -- Law officers from the Kansas Highway Patrol and other agencies were working at the scene of a semitrailer rollover that closed westbound traffic on Interstate Highway 70 on Sunday night.

The semitrailer was carrying juice and other food, some of which may have spilled during the crash, according to KHP personnel.

The crash at Mile Post 228, about 16 miles east of Ellsworth, happened about 9:07 p.m., a patrol dispatcher said. By 10 p.m., wreckers were working to move the truck aside so that traffic could begin moving again.

One dead, one hurt in off-duty shooting

OMAHA, Neb. -- One person has died after an off-duty police officer opened fire on an armed assailant at a gas station in north Omaha.

Omaha police have identified the man killed as 21-year-old Leroy Goodwin, Omaha.

Another man, 29-year-old Michael Moss, Omaha, was wounded, but authorities were investigating who shot him.

Police said two off-duty officers were providing security at the gas station early Sunday morning and observed a fight break out about 2:30 a.m. Fifty to 60 people had gathered at the gas station, and about 10 were involved in the altercation.

According to police, Goodwin was among the fighters, and he pulled out a gun and pointed it at someone. That's when Officer Jarvis Duncan shot him.

Goodwin was taken to Creighton University Medial Center, where he died.

Moss was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center. A hospital spokeswoman said Sunday that his condition was not being released. Police said his injuries were not life-threatening.

Jarvis and Randy Szemplenski, the other off-duty officer who was at the scene, have been placed on administrative leave.

Jarvis has been on the force for 11 years. In April, he was honored as a 2007 Officer of the Year for his work to free a man who had been robbed and locked in a car trunk for more than five hours in sweltering weather.

Szemplenski has been with the department for 19 years.

KC police identify suspect they shot

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police have identified the armed man who was fatally shot by a Kansas City police officer after raising his gun.

The Kansas City Star reports that 44-year-old Rodney Jones was killed Friday at his home near the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City.

Officers were responding to a call and were told Jones was inside the home intoxicated.

The woman who made the call said she was a relative and that he had threatened her with the gun.

Police said Jones confronted an officer at the front door with a large handgun. Jones was shot after raising his gun.

The officer, who was not injured, was placed on paid administrative leave.