Lancaster County authorities search for man’s killer

News Channel Nebraska
(KOLN)
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said a man was shot and killed on a boat at Branched Oak Lake Tuesday night.
Sheriff Terry Wagner said 42-year-old Benjamin J. Case of Lincoln was partying on his boat with four friends near the marina when a man walked from the dock onto the boat.
“They feel somebody walk on the boat and the victim opens the door to the cuddy cabin and immediately gets shot twice by an unknown assailant.”
Wagner said the man fired two shots with a handgun, killing Case. Wagner said a struggle occurred with some of the people on the boat and the gunman. The people on the boat jumped into the water to escape, according to Wagner.
Wagner said it appeared the suspect “knew where he was going” when he stepped onto the boat, however, he was unknown to the people on the boat.
Wagner said the suspect drove away northbound from the scene.
Authorities are still conducting interviews and have not released a description of the suspect. The investigation continues.