After a car accident and brief car chase, Omaha deputy police chief Ken Kanger said a person was killed in a shooting at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The shooting took place in the 36th and Laurel area. The incident began around 8:10 p.m. Thursday when police officers noticed a blue Chevrolet Camaro with expired license plates heading north and tried to stop it. Officials reported that the vehicle ran over a stop sign on 34th Street and Laurel Avenue. It then collided with a truck driving east at this intersection. Kanger said a woman and several young children were in the car. One child was slightly injured but not taken to hospital. According to police, the driver left the vehicle, was armed with a gun and ran into the neighborhood. Officials report that officers began a search for the suspect and found him in a back yard near 36th Street and Laurel Avenue, radio shots were fired, “Kanger said. Kanger noted that no officers were firing their guns and investigators were on “What usually happens in an incident like this is we also investigate the officer and do a lap count and examine his weapon along with the interview,” Kanger said. Kanger said the Nebraska State Patrol and probably one Further law enforcement agencies will investigate the death. Kanger said officers wore body cameras. This video is being investigated. A woman and several young children were in the car. Kanger said one child suffered minor injuries but was not rushed to hospital. The Officials did not identify the driver.
OMAHA, Neb .–
After a car accident and brief car chase, Omaha deputy police chief Ken Kanger said a person was killed in a shooting at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The shooting took place in the 36th and Laurel area.
The incident began around 8:10 p.m. Thursday when police officers noticed a blue Chevrolet Camaro with expired license plates heading north and tried to stop it. Officials reported that the vehicle ran over a stop sign on 34th Street and Laurel Avenue.
It then collided with a truck driving east at this intersection.
Kanger said a woman and several young children were in the car. One child was slightly injured but not taken to hospital.
According to the officials, the driver got out of the vehicle, was armed with a pistol and ran into the neighborhood.
Officials report that officers began a search for the suspect and found him in a back yard near 36th Street and Laurel Avenue.
“Officials told the radio that he had a black man who was armed and ordered people to put their guns down and then indicated that shots were being fired over the radio,” Kanger said.
Kanger found that no officers were firing their guns and investigators found a handgun at the scene.
“What usually happens in an incident like this is that we also investigate the officer and do a lap count and examine his weapon along with the interview,” said Kanger.
Kanger said the Nebraska State Patrol and likely another law enforcement agency will be investigating this death. Kanger said the officers wore body cameras. This video is being reviewed.
There were a woman and several young children in the car. Kanger said a child sustained minor injuries but was not taken to hospital.
The officers did not identify the driver.
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