LINCOLN, Neb. -- After months involving multiple incidents, a Lincoln 18-year-old is in custody.

In May, LPD officers responded the 2600 block of J Street at 10:15 p.m. on a report of a drive-by shooting. A witness told officers that a vehicle was driving northbound on South 26th Street when a rear passenger began shooting from the backseat, striking a van parked in the area multiple times. 

Officers located numerous shell casings in the area, conducted a neighborhood canvass, and processed the scene for digital and forensic evidence. Video surveillance showed an individual firing towards the victim’s vehicle and residence. 

Investigators located a witness who told them the shooter was 18-year-old Jaheim I.M. Barnes. 

Authorities attempted to apprehend Barnes during a traffic stop later that month near S. 77th Street and A Street, with Barnes and several others fleeing, according to a press release issued by LPD. Officers said they located and seized a S&W 9mm handgun and an AR-15 rifle in the vehicle.

On July 7, LPD officers located Barnes at a residence in the 100 block of West A Street, where they arrested, cited, and lodged him at the Lancaster County Jail for unlawful discharge of a weapon and use of a weapon to commit a felony. The investigation is still ongoing, and it is possible that additional charges and arrests are forthcoming, according to Lincoln Police officials.