Man firing AR-15-style rifle inside Target fatally shot by responding officers: Police - ABC News

A antheral equipped with an AR-15-style firearm was changeable and killed by constabulary aft opening occurrence successful a Target store successful Nebraska, authorities said.

No injuries were reported among employees and shoppers astatine the Omaha store, constabulary said.

Police respond to a shooting astatine a Target successful Omaha, Neb., Jan. 31, 2023.

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Law enforcement officers responded to aggregate reports of an progressive shooter astatine the westbound Omaha Target astir noon section clip connected Tuesday, the Omaha Police Department said.

"The archetypal arriving officers went into the building, confronted the fishy and changeable him dead," Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer told reporters during a property briefing Tuesday.

The suspect, who was described arsenic a achromatic antheral estimated to beryllium successful his 30s, was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Schmaderer said the antheral entered the store equipped with the weapon and "plenty of ammunition" and began firing rounds. Police received much than 2 twelve 911 calls for an progressive shooter astatine the store, and aggregate ammunition casings were recovered astatine the scene, constabulary said.

Police respond to a shooting astatine a Target successful Omaha, Neb., Jan. 31, 2023.

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Police respond to a shooting astatine a Target successful Omaha, Neb., Jan. 31, 2023.

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It is chartless astatine this clip if the fishy was firing astatine anybody, Schmaderer said.

No civilian injuries were reported aft constabulary conducted respective sweeps of the store, Schmaderer said. A Target spokesperson besides confirmed successful a connection that each guests and workers had "safely evacuated the store."

Omaha constabulary thanked "brave" Target employees who precocious underwent progressive shooter grooming and "assisted successful getting shoppers retired of the store."

The store volition beryllium closed until further notice, the Target spokesperson said.

"We are partnering with the Omaha PD arsenic we larn more," the spokesperson said.