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Bluffs man wanted in a fatal Nebraska shooting is in custody

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May 16th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Omaha, Nebraska) – Officials with the Blair, NE. Police Department, Monday afternoon, reported that an Iowa man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Blair on May 12th, was arrested without incident at around 2:40-p.m. Monday,
22-year-old Elijah Edward Logan, of Council Bluffs, was taken into custody near 24th & Camden Ave. in Omaha, after he turned himself-in to the Metro Fugitive Task Force on the Washington County, NE. warrant for 1st-degree Assault and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.

The Washington County attorney’s office will review and amend the charges as needed. Authorities say they anticipate the charge of homicide will be added as well as other additional charges.

Elijah E. Logan

The Blair, NE Police Department said on social media, “We would like to thank everyone involved in the relentless pursuit of the suspect, both in Law Enforcement and the public at large. A special thanks must go to, the U.S. Marshal Service, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Omaha Police Department, Council Bluffs Police Department, and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office.”