Dawson County Sheriff's Office
Gothenburg, Neb. - The suspect from the April 8th high speed chase that ended near Gothenburg has passed away from his injuries according to officials.
According to the sheriff's office, on April 8th, at approximately 8:47pm, the Dawson County Sheriff's Office was advised that a Toyota Camry holding a specific Indiana license plate that was possibly traveling westbound on Interstate 80 in Dawson County, Nebraska.
This vehicle was reportedly occupied by Linden M. Long, 22, of Wisconsin, who had an active federal felony arrest warrant for Bank Robbery and was listed as possibly armed and dangerous. Dawson County deputies located the vehicle and conducted a felony traffic stop where the vehicle came to rest westbound Gothenburg Interstate 80 offramp.
The deputies found that the driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, later identified as being Long, was non-compliant with the verbal commands and refused to exit the vehicle. Negotiations with Long started, but he fled the interchange and went to the 300 block of Platte River Road in Gothenburg where the vehicle stopped at a dead end.
Deputies exited their patrol units when they heard a single gunshot that came from inside the vehicle occupied by Long. The vehicle then aggressively accelerated through a metal panel marking the end of the road and came to a rest after striking a tree. Emergency Medical Services were contacted and placed on standby unit the vehicle could be cleared by law enforcement.
It was then found by law enforcement on scene that Long suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and the firearm was also discovered inside the vehicle. He was transported to by Gothenburg Fire/Rescue Department to the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital where he was later transferred to CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
South Central Law Enforcement Services was contacted by the Dawson County Sheriff's Office to investigate further. Long passed away on Saturday, April 13th, while at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.