UPDATE 01/31/23 11:00 a.m.
The Omaha Police Department has named the officers injured in a Monday night exchange of fire at a Dino's Storage facility in midtown Omaha.
One is Officer Nicholas Lanning who has seven years of service and the other is Officer Joshua Moore who has one year of service. Lanning was treated and released from the hospital. Moore is being held for observation due to his lower extremity injury, according to a police department spokesman.
UPDATE 01/31/23 6:45 a.m.
The Omaha Police Department has identified a man killed in a Monday night shooting where two officers were also shot.
According to an update from authorities, Uniform Patrol Bureau officers responded to Dino's Storage at 53rd and Center for a burglary in progress call around 10:30 p.m.
Property management called authorities and advised that a man was breaking into a first-floor storage unit that contained a gun case and ammunition. With the help of property management, officers entered the storage facility.
Officers tried to make contact with the man, later identified as 38-year-old Steven Docken, who was still inside an open storage unit. Once Docken saw the officers he ran down a hallway.
Police chased Docken and gave multiple loud verbal commands to stop running. Once the officers caught up to Docken, a physical altercation ensued.
Gunfire was exchanged between the officers and Docken. Both officers were shot in their lower extremities while Docken was struck multiple times.
Life-saving measures were performed on Docken who died at the scene. A firearm was located near him.
The officers were taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. One officer has been released from the hospital as of Tuesday morning, according to Omaha Police.
The investigation is ongoing. The incident was captured on body-worn cameras of both of the involved officers. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office and Nebraska State Patrol are helping with the investigation.
The officers will be interviewed and have been placed on paid administrative leave.
This is a developing story.
UPDATE 01/31/23 12:15 a.m.
Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer confirmed that the suspect in the shooting was killed and that the two officers involved are stable and awake.
He also confirmed that one officer was transported by ambulance while another was transported by another officer.
Here's what we know from Omaha Police
Schmaderer said that the officers originally responded to a call for a burglary in progress at Dino's Storage at 53rd and Center. The staff at the building let the officers in.
Officers then encountered a white male in his late 30s and a struggle ensued in which gunfire was exchanged, according to Schmaderer.
Two officers were transported to Nebraska Medicine with gunshot wounds to the lower body. The suspect was killed.
Schmaderer also confirms that Nebraska State Patrol, Omaha Police and Douglas County Sheriff's Office will continue investigating this incident.
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Two Omaha Police Department officers are injured but in stable condition after a confirmed shooting at 53rd and Center Streets. The initial call came in after 10:30 p.m. at the address of a local storage business.
There is an active police investigation near 53rd and Center Street.
— Omaha Police Dept (@OmahaPolice) January 31, 2023
There will be a large police presence well into the morning hours. pic.twitter.com/hfciedJn7o
@3NewsNowOmaha I am at the scene of an officer involved shooting near 53rd and Center. Will update with details as I get them. pic.twitter.com/k1Qy8A9If5
— Molly Hudson (@MollyHudson22) January 31, 2023
This is a developing story. We will update when more information becomes available.
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