Protests escalate in Lincoln Saturday night into Sunday

Photo courtesy of 10/11

Protests that began early afternoon in Lincoln extended into Sunday morning and became increasingly tense. As reported by our TV partner 10/11, teargas was deployed in an effort to disperse protesters who were tossing water bottles and fireworks towards police positioned in front of the Hall of Justice building.
A number of nearby buildings were also vandalized.

This is a developing story, KFOR will provide additional updates as they become available.