Authorities say a suspect in custody hours after a police officer in Omaha was in critical condition after a shooting at a JCPenney store in a mall in Nebraska’s largest city.
Two officers responded to an incident, and one was shot, police said. The suspect was only described as a black man.
Later that evening, the Omaha Police Department tweeted that the injured officer was stable and that the Nebraska State Patrol had arrested a suspect.
Police confirmed in a separate statement that a suspect is in custody. They said they were investigating Highway 6 east of Lincoln, the state capital.
The initial shooting took place around 4pm local time in the Westroads Mall.
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In a video posted online by KETV in Omaha, Omaha police chief Todd Schamderer told reporters at the scene the officer was taken to a hospital in a critical condition and the suspect was released.
“We have had an Omaha police officer respond to a shoplifting call,” he said. “When the officers got in there, a kind of fight broke out and shots were fired.”
He said he did not immediately know how many bullets were involved, but that the officer was beaten and rushed to hospital.
Details were scarce at the time, as police said they were confirming information before releasing it to the public.
The video of the mall, which was shared on social media, showed a large presence with the police on Friday afternoon, with officers rolling yellow tape around a section of the mall.
“Prayers for blue,” the Omaha police station tweeted shortly after reports of the shooting appeared.
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