OMAHA, Neb. — A Douglas County deputy was shot while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Omaha on April 12, and the suspect later died from what investigators now say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call at 11:49 a.m. April 12, about a domestic disturbance involving someone “that the caller had a domestic relationship with” who was breaking into an apartment. A second call came in at 11:51 a.m. reporting the suspect was still on scene. The first deputy arrived at 11:58 a.m., and the suspect “almost immediately opened fire, striking the Deputy,” the sheriff’s office said.
Omaha police officers on scene found the injured deputy and took the deputy by cruiser to a local emergency room. The deputy was reported to be in stable condition and undergoing surgery…