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Joseph Jones
Gender : Male
Age : 32
Race : White
Date : 01/31/2023
Location : 17810 W Center Road
City : Omaha
County : Douglas
State : Nebraska
Agency : Omaha Police Department
Officer(s) :Brian Vanderheiden
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : “Man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Omaha PD were called about a man with a rifle inside of a Target store. They arrived and Officer Brian Vanderheiden shot him to death. It is not reported that he had hurt anyone. He had mental health problems that were well known to police. No BWC is available. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wowt.com/2023/01/31/police-responding-west-omaha-target-store/
https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-target-shooting-what-we-know/42732109