Man who was fatally shot after firing rifle in Nebraska Target had 13 loaded magazines, police say
A man armed with an AR-15 style rifle and 13 ammunition magazines opened fire in an Omaha, Nebraska, Target store Tuesday before he was killed by a responding officer, police said.
A man armed with an AR-15 style rifle and 13 ammunition magazines opened fire in an Omaha, Nebraska, Target store Tuesday before he was killed by a responding officer, police said.
The shooting just before noon sent customers running out of the store or hiding in fitting rooms, but no one else appears to have been shot.
Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said 911 calls were made shortly before noon local time about an active-shooter inside the store, which prompted a heavy police response from local, state and federal authorities.
"The first arriving officers went into the building, confronted the suspect and shot him dead," Schmaderer said during a news conference.
Police officers gather outside a Target store in Omaha, Neb. on Jan. 31, 2023.Josh Funk / APPolice said the man, who has not been identified, fired inside the store and was fatally shot by an Omaha police officer.
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