The Nebraska State Patrol is now able to release additional information regarding the ongoing investigation of a homicide that occurred overnight in Seward.

At approximately 11:46 p.m. Saturday, Seward County dispatch received a 911 call reporting a disturbance at a residence in the 600 block of North 2nd Street in Seward.  

Officers arrived on scene and located an adult male exiting the residence. The man, identified as Casey Kindt, 54, was suffering from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Inside the residence, officers located a deceased female with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim has been identified as Jamie Hagen, 36. 

Kindt was transported to Seward Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries. He has since been transferred to UNMC in Omaha for additional treatment. Troopers are maintaining custody of Kindt during his medical treatment.

Officers also located a juvenile inside the home. The juvenile had made the initial call to 911 and was unharmed.

The Nebraska State Patrol was requested to conduct a homicide investigation. Investigators have discovered that the suspect and victim were previously in a relationship. Hagen had since been granted a protection order against Kindt. After preliminary investigation, it is believed that Kindt entered the home, shot Hagen multiples times, then shot himself.

The investigation remains ongoing. NSP has been assisted on scene by the Seward Police Department and Seward County Sheriff’s Office.

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