UPDATE: 6/28/2023 6:35 p.m.
The Omaha Police released more details on Wednesday afternoon about a shooting incident on 60th and Q Streets. OPD identified the officer who shot a suspect after a DoorDash delivery allegedly turned into a confrontation.
Here's what we know from the police:
According to an email from OPD, the Omaha Police Department Officer Involved Investigations Team interviewed the involved officer in this incident. The involved employee is K-9 Officer Tamara Phillips. She has been with the Omaha Police Department since 2018.
Officer Phillips remains on administrative leave at this time. Her statement was consistent with other witness statements and the physical evidence found at the scene, said police. The incident was captured on Phillips’ body-worn camera which also corroborates her actions and statement.
The investigation showed Phillips pulled into the driveway of 6036 Q St. with her marked K-9 police cruiser after hearing a broadcast on the radio about an armed individual involved in a disturbance in the Northwest Precinct, said OPD.
Authorities said Phillips immediately encountered Mr. Wilson in the driveway of the residence, at which time he began firing at her with a handgun. Phillips then returned fire using her police-issued sidearm from the inside of her police cruiser.
According to OPD, she exited her cruiser and was able to maneuver using her police cruiser as cover as Mr. Wilson continued to fire his handgun at her. Phillips continued to return fire which struck Mr. Wilson in his legs.
Police said, Mr. Wilson then ran out of ammunition and threw his handgun under the police cruiser. The weapon was located in the driveway at the rear of Phillips’ police cruiser. She did not fire any additional shots after Mr. Wilson discarded his handgun.
After responding backup officers arrived, she provided medical care to Mr. Wilson and applied a tourniquet to his injured leg, said police.
An examination of Phillips’ police cruiser showed rounds from Mr. Wilson’s handgun impacting the front windshield and driver’s side window and door. Phillips’ K-9 partner Taz was not deployed and was not injured during the incident, said OPD.
Mr. Wilson has been booked at Douglas County Corrections for attempted 2nd degree murder, three counts of terroristic threats, two counts of use of a weapon to commit a felony, and misdemeanor destruction of property.
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The suspect involved in a Thursday evening shooting involving a police officer is to be charged with multiple counts.
According to an email from OPD, through the investigation and in consultation with the Douglas County Attorney's Office, it was determined that Wilson will be charged with attempted second-degree murder, three counts of terroristic threats, two counts of use of a weapon to commit a felony, and misdemeanor destruction of property related to the incidents from Thursday evening.
He will be booked into Douglas County Corrections once he is released from the hospital, said police.
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An OPD officer and suspect were injured in a shooting involving an officer that happened shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday night near 60th and Q.
Here's what we know from Omaha Police:
According to OPD, the incident was the culmination of two separate police responses involving the same individual; first in northwest Omaha and ending in southwest Omaha.
Officers were originally called to Corby Street at 8:40 p.m. for an armed disturbance involving an adult white male driving a gray Cadillac sedan, said police.
Authorities said officers responded near the vehicle’s registered address on Q St. where they saw the Cadillac arriving at the residence and where an officer pulled into the driveway to contact the driver.
According to OPD, the officer immediately exchanged gunfire with the adult white male, later identified as James A. Wilson, 42.
Wilson was struck in the legs and was placed into custody then taken to CHI Bergan Mercy Hospital with injuries that are considered non-life threatening, said police.
Authorities said the officer sustained an injury to their arm and it is undetermined at this time what caused that injury.
A handgun was located in the driveway and this incident initiated a “Help an Officer” response.
The investigation is ongoing.
The OPD Officer Involved Investigations Team is investigating this incident with the assistance of the Nebraska State Patrol and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The involved officer has been placed on paid administrative leave. They will be interviewed at a later date and an updated news release will be provided by the Omaha Police Department Public Information Office.
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Omaha Police are investigating a shooting involving an officer in the area of 60th and Q Street.
Police told 3 News Now that one person, who is not an officer, went to the hospital in critical condition.
There is a large police presence in the area of 60th and Q Streets. The scene is secure and there is no threat to the public.
— Omaha Police Dept (@OmahaPolice) June 23, 2023
Media staging will be at 60th Ave /Q St on the north side of Q in the business parking lot. pic.twitter.com/EN56DwqnPD
This is a developing story.
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