The officer was shot one day before welcoming home her pre-mature daughter from the hospital.
A suspect being sought by police for an
Omaha shooting opened fire Wednesday on officers, prompting police to
return gunfire in a shootout that left a 29-year-old detective and the
suspect dead.
Officer Kerrie Orozco died at Creighton
University Medical Center shortly after the 1pm gun battle, Police Chief
Todd Schmaderer said at a hospital news conference.
Schmaderer said the suspect, 26-year-old Marcus Wheeler, also passed away at the hospital.
Orozco was part of a fugitive task force
looking for Wheeler to serve a felony arrest warrant. Wheeler, who was
wanted on a warrant charging him in a previous shooting, opened fire on
the officers as they approached him.
…
A semi-automatic handgun was also found on
Wheeler, Schmaderer said. ‘Mr. Wheeler is a convicted felon and a known
gang member,’ he said.
Orozco was a seven-year veteran of the
department and worked in its gang unit, Schmaderer said. She was also a
new mother with a premature baby, Olivia Ruth, who is in an Omaha
hospital.
‘The (baby) is set to be released from the hospital tomorrow,’ Schmaderer said, his voice breaking.
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