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Thieves Use Stun Gun On Teenage Victim

By News Jul 2, 2020 | 12:11 PM

A burglary victim is recovering after being beaten and assaulted with a stun gun.

Lincoln Police were called to a hospital on July 1st around 9:30 p.m.  An 18-year-old man told officers he was walking near 15th and Knox around 8 p.m. when he was approached by three men who started yelling at him.  One of the men pulled out a stun gun and shocked the victim twice.  The victim then fell to the ground and the three men starting hitting him.  The grabbed his cell phone and took off running.

The victim will recover.

This investigation is on-going and anyone with information is encouraged to call Lincoln Police at 402-441-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.