A Bellevue, Nebraska man sat down with the Omaha World-Herald after he tackled a suspected shooter at Kansas City Chiefs celebration. Paul Contreras and his three daughters were attending the celebration when they heard gunshots.
One of the two men shot and killed by off-duty Omaha Police Department officers on Saturday fired a handgun at officers prior to them shooting 21 times at the men’s vehicle, authorities said Thursday.
A 42-year-old Omaha woman was arrested earlier this week in connection to an alleged December assault and theft, including of a sword collection, from an apartment.
A school resource officer at Elkhorn South has been placed on paid administrative leave and is the subject of a criminal investigation after allegations of "inappropriate conduct" with a student.Â
A 30-year-old man was ticketed on suspicion of unlawful discharge of a firearm after he accidentally shot himself while waiting to pick up food in the drive-thru lane of a North Omaha barbecue restaurant.Â
A captain with 25 years of experience and another veteran officer have been identified as the off-duty members of the Omaha Police Department involved in a shooting Saturday that took the lives of two men.
Days after two off-duty Omaha police officers shot and killed two men in a south Omaha alleyway, details about what led to the fatal interaction remain scarce.Â
