Woman pulls gun in back of ambulance. Omaha firefighter wounded.
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Here are some of the details from an incident around 3:00 this afternoon when Omaha, Nebraska firefighters responded to a convenience store near 48th and L Streets for a woman with a seizure. According to news reports while being transported the woman pulled out a gun as the ambulance approached 42nd and Center Streets.
Kevin Cole & Maggie O’Brien, Omaha.com:
The firefighter, who was not identified but is in his mid-30s, grabbed for the weapon and it discharged. A bullet grazed him in the arm, according to early reports from Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert’s office.
The woman apparently managed to get off a second shot, which struck her in the leg, the mayor’s office said.
She was taken to Creighton University Medical Center in critical condition.
Omaha police have closed down the intersection of 42nd and Center Street to investigate a shooting that left 2 people injured, one of which is an Omaha firefighter.
A “help a firefighter” call was put out by emergency dispatchers around 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
Omaha Police say that a woman was reportedly having a seizure and taken by ambulance from the area of 48th and L streets.
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