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3 officers and a man have been wounded and a suspect killed in Omaha shootings
Three officers were wounded by gunfire or shrapnel during a confrontation after tracking a suspect involved in an earlier shooting, police said.
- On Wednesday, three Omaha Police officers were injured and a suspect was killed after gunfire erupted at the QuikTrip near 32nd and L streets around 2:25 p.m.
- Uniform Patrol officers first responded to a midday shooting at Phil's Foodway at 3030 Ames Avenue, where a 61-year-old civilian shooting victim was critically wounded and officers obtained a license plate to track the suspect's vehicle.
- Hospital staff treated all three officers at Nebraska Medicine, with one discharged and two officers hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Omaha Police Department placed involved officers on paid critical incident leave and urged avoidance of L Street between 30th and 33rd streets and US 275 closures Wednesday; Nebraska State Patrol assists.
- The Omaha Police Department said the investigation remains active and it will release further information, with members of the public asked to avoid the area, while Todd Schmaderer called it `Very dangerous day involving this suspect`.
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3 officers injured in Omaha shootout, suspect killed
A suspect was shot and killed and three Omaha police officers were injured after gunfire erupted at a gas station in the city’s south side, according to police. A man was also wounded in an earlier shooting linked to the same suspect. The shooting occurred on Wednesday at the QuikTrip near 33rd and L Street after officers tracked a vehicle linked to an earlier shooting, according to Police Chief Todd Schmaderer. Police Chief Schmaderer said the …
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