Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Juan Ayala Ramos
Age : 28
Gender : Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/30/2025
Location : QuikTrip gas station
City : Omaha
County : Douglas
State : Nebraska
Agency : Omaha Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On November 30, 2025, Omaha Police Department detectives and members of OPD’s Assault and Gang units were tracking a vehicle connected to an earlier shooting in Omaha. The suspect was linked to a separate shooting at a Phil’s Foodway, where a man in his 60s was shot but sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Officers followed the vehicle to a QuikTrip gas station near 32nd and L Streets in south Omaha. The suspect entered the men’s restroom, and when police attempted to get him to exit, he opened fire, injuring multiple officers. Officers returned fire, killing the suspect identified as 28-year-old Juan Melgar-Ayala. Three (or by some reports four) officers were injured — two by gunfire and one by shrapnel — but all were said to have non-life-threatening injuries and later were placed on critical incident leave per department policy.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbrc.com/2025/11/30/3-police-officers-hurt-suspect-dead-shootout-quiktrip-gas-station/
