NSP Investigating Apparent Suicide in McCook

December 1, 2025 (McCOOK, Neb.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident in which a McCook resident died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot while speaking on the phone with McCook police officers.

Monday afternoon, the McCook Police Department received a 911 call from a McCook resident reporting that he was considering self-harm. Officers responded to the location in the 600 block of West F Street.

Officers contacted the person via phone and spoke for several minutes. During the phone call, officers heard a gunshot inside the home. Officers entered the home and found the man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. They attempted life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced deceased at the scene. There was nobody else in the house at the time of the incident.

No officers discharged their weapons during this incident. Because the death occurred during contact with law enforcement officers, the Red Willow County Attorney has requested the Nebraska State Patrol conduct the grand jury investigation.

School had already been dismissed at McCook High School, but because of the proximity to the scene, the school went into secure status during after-school practices and activities.