The Nebraska State Patrol says an Omaha woman is behind bars, accused of shooting her husband to death on Interstate 80 near Cozad.
The NSP says just before 3:15 Wednesday afternoon State Troopers, Cozad Police, Dawson County Sheriff’s Deputies and Cozad Volunteer Fire and Rescue were all dispatched to a call regarding a shooting. Investigators say the shooting was reported inside a vehicle on eastbound I-80 at mile marker 223.
When troopers arrived, they found 35 year old Joshua Jourdan, of Omaha, dead in the driver’s seat of a pickup truck that was pulling a trailer.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Jourdan and his wife, 31 year old Kathleen Jourdan of Omaha, were involved in an argument while traveling on I-80. Investigators say Joshua had been driving the vehicle and pulled over during the argument, at which time Kathleen pulled out a handgun and shot him twice.
Kathleen 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 was arrested on a charges of second degree murder and lodged in Dawson County Jail. The children are in protective custody.
The investigation remains ongoing.