OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Breaking news Wednesday evening as Omaha Police exchange gunfire with a suspect.
NEWS RELEASE FROM THE OMAHA POLICE DEPARTMENT NOV. 7, 2024
The Omaha Police Department Officer Involved Investigations Team, with the assistance of Nebraska State Patrol and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, are investigating an officer-involved shooting.
Officers responded to a domestic disturbance at 4315 Frances Street Wednesday evening at 5:20 p.m.
Initial 911 call details stated a man and woman could be heard physically fighting inside the building. Arriving officers heard gunfire coming from the inside of a south-facing office and could hear a woman screaming from an interior closet.
Officers entered the building, located the office, and could still hear gunfire coming from the office closet. The officers immediately opened the closet door and two officers fired their service weapons.
The woman was immediately taken from the closet and taken to Nebraska Medicine with non-life-threatening injuries. Life-saving measures were given to the man and he was taken to Nebraska Medicine with extremely critical injuries. A handgun was found in the closet near the man.
The officers were not injured. Various aspects of this incident were captured on the officer's body-worn camera and cruiser camera. It was determined the man and woman were once in a domestic relationship.
The incident is still in the early stages of the investigation. Involved officers have been placed on paid critical incident review leave per department policy. Both officers will be interviewed at a later date, and an updated news release will be provided by the Omaha Police Department Public Information Office after the interviews have been completed.
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BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
Omaha Police say officers responding to a domestic disturbance exchanged gunfire with a suspect. The first calls came in around 5:20 Wednesday evening.
That's when police officers entered an office building at 43rd and Frances.
Southwest Precinct Capt. John Sokolik says they received reports of gunfire before entering the building: “Found the suspect holding the victim in a small room. Shots were fired by the suspect at the officers, the officers returned fire and were able to safely extricate the female victim.”
The suspect was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. The female victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Police tell us there will be a use of force investigation and the officers will be put on paid administrative leave, which is department policy.
We’ll continue to follow and bring you any developments as we get them.
