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Shooting at Omaha Target Stopped by Officers

By Michael Wheeler Jan 31, 2023 | 3:16 PM

Police shot and killed a man armed with an AR-15 rifle at a west Omaha Target on Tuesday afternoon. The man walked into the Target, located at 178th and West Center Road, at about noon. No customers or employees were wounded.

“The first arriving officers went into the building, confronted the suspect, and shot him dead,” said Omaha police chief Todd Schmaderer. Schmaderer estimates the man was in his 30s and had “plenty of ammunition.”

“There’s evidence to suggest with shell casings that he entered the Target and was firing rounds.” Schmaderer said it is unknown if he was targeting any individuals.