NORTH PLATTE— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a woman after a fatal shooting while on a drive with her husband and the couple's two children.
Just after 3p.m. Wednesday, State Troopers responded to a 911 call regarding a shooting that had occurred inside a vehicle on eastbound I-80 near Cozad, Nebraska.
When troopers arrived, they found a man dead in the driver’s seat of a pickup truck that was pulling a trailer. The victim is identified as Joshua Jourdan, 35, of Omaha.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that Jourdan and his wife, Kathleen Jourdan, 31, of Omaha, were involved in an argument while traveling on I-80. Jourdan had been driving the vehicle and pulled over during the argument, at which time Kathleen Jourdan produced a handgun and shot Joshua Jourdan twice.
Kathleen Jourdan called 911 to report the shooting and remained at the scene. The couple’s two children were in the backseat of the vehicle. The children were not injured.
Kathleen Jourdan is being held on a requested charge of second degree murder in the Dawson County Jail. The children are in protective custody.
Cozad Police Officers, Dawson County Sheriff’s Deputies, and Cozad Volunteer Fire and Rescue also assisted at the scene.