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Police investigate shots fired and attempted felony assault in North Omaha
STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS COMES FROM NORTH OMAHA, AS OMAHA’S NEWS LEADER IS ON SCENE OF A LARGE POLICE PRESENCE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M MADDIE AUGUSTINE. I’M JOINED LIVE BY KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S BETH CARLSON NEAR 39TH AND GRAND STREETS. BETH, WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR? MADDIE, WE DO HAVE LIMITED INFORMATION ABOUT WHY AT LEAST A DOZEN POLICE CARS FOR OMAHA POLICE ARE HERE ON SCENE, JUST OFF OF 39TH AND GRAND. BUT TAKING A LOOK AROUND, YOU CAN SEE THAT GRAND UP UNTIL FOWLER IS CURRENTLY BLOCKED OFF. WE’VE SEEN POLICE INVESTIGATING THIS AREA AND DID CONFIRM TO ME THAT THEY WERE ON SCENE AFTER HEARING SHOTS FIRED. NOW WE’RE GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO YOU’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW FROM JUST BEFORE 930. OMAHA POLICE TELL KETV THE HOMEOWNER GAVE POLICE PERMISSION TO SEARCH THE HOME FOR A SUSPECT OR SUSPECTS, BUT POLICE SAY THEY DID NOT LOCATE ANYONE IN THE HOME DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE. DUE DILIGENCE BY ALSO CHECKING THE RESIDENCE FOR VICTIMS. NOW, OMAHA POLICE CONFIRMED TO US THAT THE REASON THEY WERE GOING INSIDE THE HOME AND BLOCKING OFF THE NEARBY AREA. AS WE MENTIONED, WAS TO LOOK FOR BOTH WITNESSES AND SUSPECTS TO THAT SHOTS FIRED CALL. RIGHT NOW, THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT FOUND THOSE SUSPECTS, BUT SAY THAT THIS AREA IS NOT A DANGER OR A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC. IT IS STILL CLOSED OFF, LIKE I MENTIONED, WITH POLICE TAPE FROM GRAND UNTIL FOWLER HERE ON 39TH. AND OFFICERS ARE STILL ON SCENE. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT BEHIND ME. THERE’S STILL A SPOTLIGHT ON THAT HOME. AND SEVERAL OFFICERS WITH THEIR LIGHTS ON STILL IN THE AREA. OF COURSE, WE’LL STAY ON SCENE TO LEARN MORE AND UPDATE YOU WHEN WE HAVE THAT INFO
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Omaha police are on the scene of a shots-fired and attempted felony assault investigation.Officers told Omaha’s News Leader that shots were fired near 37th and Grand Avenue around 4:06 p.m. Sunday.Omaha police said it was still investigating on scene when officers heard shots fired near North 39th Street around 8:23 p.m. Officers said this was an attempted felony assault.Police said the suspect or suspects left prior to the officers’ arrival.Omaha police told KETV a homeowner gave police permission to search the home, but they did not locate anyone in the home.Officers said it was doing their due diligence by also checking the residence for victims. If you know anything, contact Omaha Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP (7867).
Omaha police are on the scene of a shots-fired and attempted felony assault investigation.
Officers told Omaha’s News Leader that shots were fired near 37th and Grand Avenue around 4:06 p.m. Sunday.
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Omaha police said it was still investigating on scene when officers heard shots fired near North 39th Street around 8:23 p.m. Officers said this was an attempted felony assault.
Police said the suspect or suspects left prior to the officers’ arrival.
Omaha police told KETV a homeowner gave police permission to search the home, but they did not locate anyone in the home.
Officers said it was doing their due diligence by also checking the residence for victims.
If you know anything, contact Omaha Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP (7867).
