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.
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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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