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Three Omaha Police officers were injured and a suspect was killed in a shooting at a gas station on Wednesday.
Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said the suspect, a man in his 20s, had shot a 61-year-old man multiple times in the chest at a grocery store earlier in the afternoon. Officers obtained the license plate number from the scene and followed the suspect’s car to a gas station, he said.
Officers saw the suspect exit and enter the restroom. He then walked out of the room and began shooting at officers, the chief said.
Two officers were shot and a third was hit by shrapnel. Officers returned fire and the suspect was killed.
“This is a very dangerous day involving this suspect in the city of Omaha,” Schmaderer said.
Omaha police said the officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a local hospital. The officer, who was injured by shrapnel, was later released.
The condition of the second victim of the shooting is not clear.