LINCOLN — A 22-year-old Lincoln man has been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting death of a 33-year-old man outside a strip club in the downtown area early Sunday, according to police.
Jahhrasta S. Fletcher was captured on surveillance video in close proximity to the victim, Robert Brannon of Omaha, in an alley near the Foxy Gentlemen’s Club and a nearby liquor store just after midnight Sunday, Lincoln Police Sgt. Kenneth Koziol said in the affidavit for Fletcher’s arrest.
The video, depicting the alley near 1801 O St., shows Brannon lunging at Fletcher before the 22-year-old pulled a gun and shot several rounds toward Brannon, who returned fire as he fell to the ground, Koziol said in the affidavit.
In a press conference announcing Fletcher’s arrest Monday afternoon, Lincoln Police Chief Teresa Ewins said Fletcher stood over Brannon and fired another round into the Omaha man before fleeing.
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Dispatched to the scene at 12:06 a.m., police found that Brannon had been shot at least five times, with gunshot wounds to his left eye, chest, left arm and hip, according to the affidavit.
He died at the scene.
By the time police arrived, Fletcher had fled south from the area, Ewins said.
Police found him at about 10:45 a.m. Monday near 35th and Van Dorn Streets, where they arrested him and took him to the Lancaster County Jail, the police chief said.
Prosecutors have charged Fletcher with first-degree murder. Deputy County Attorney Bruce Prenda said the 22-year-old will be held Monday night without bond and will make his initial court appearance Tuesday afternoon.
In the alley where Brannon was killed, investigators found a semiautomatic handgun beneath Brannon’s body and shell casings from two different handguns, according to the affidavit.
Fletcher was not armed when he was arrested, Ewins said, and investigators have not found the second handgun thought to have been used in the shootout.
The police chief said investigators aren’t yet sure what led to the altercation between the two men outside the strip club. And it’s unclear if Brannon had ever been inside the establishment, she said.
Surveillance video from the strip club showed Fletcher, who is dating one of the club’s performers, had been inside just moments before the shooting, according to the affidavit for his arrest.
At Monday’s press conference, police officials called for members of the public who witnessed the shooting — and the lead-up to the violence — to come forward.