KEARNEY — Law enforcement officials believe a Grand Island man was targeted when he was shot Monday evening in the Gibbon Packing parking lot.

Bond was set Tuesday afternoon at $3 million for Angelo M. Bol, 34, of Grand Island. He is charged in Buffalo County Court with felony first-degree murder and use of a firearm, a handgun, to commit a felony in the 4:54 p.m. shooting of Karel Perez-Almaguer, 34.

Bol appeared in court Tuesday wearing a white medical mask, although neither Buffalo County Attorney Shawn Eatherton nor Buffalo County Sheriff Neil Miller would comment on Bol’s medical condition.

In broken English, Bol told Judge Gerry Jorgensen he is a native of Sudan but has been in the United States for 13 years living in Kansas, Texas and Nebraska. Bol had been living in Grand Island the last six months.

“I’ve been around,” Bol said.

He previously worked at Gibbon Pack, although it is unknown for how long or what his duties were.

According to court records, a Buffalo County deputy sheriff was in Gibbon when the shooting was reported. The deputy arrived at the plant within 1½ minutes of the shooting. Records say he saw a black male, later identified as Bol, standing in the parking lot holding a gun.

The deputy ordered Bol to drop the weapon, and Bol was taken into custody.

Almaguer was pronounced dead at the scene. Eatherton declined to say how many times Almaguer was shot.

Deputies collected evidence at the scene and interviewed witnesses late into Monday night and early Tuesday morning.

Jorgensen appointed the Buffalo County Public Defender’s Office to represent Bol. His next court appearance is scheduled in January.

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