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OPD said the officer who was shot is in stable condition and recovering.
March 13, 2021 2:23 pm
Courtesy: Omaha Police
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – The Omaha Police Department is providing more information on an shooting on Friday that left an officer seriously injured.
Omaha Police said Officers Jeffrey Wittstruck and Joseph Kunza responded to the JC Penney store at Westroads Mall just before 3:30 p.m. Friday for a shoplifting suspect who had been detained by mall security after allegedly stealing a package of t-shirts.
Police said the suspect, 21-year-old Kenya Jenkins Jr., was not cooperative and initially gave a false name. Wittstruck told Jenkins to remove his backpack at which time police said Jenkins stood up and placed his right hand in his sweatshirt pocket.