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Updated · WOWT · Aug 9

Omaha Shooting Near Scando Hall Wounds 32-Year-Old Man as Police Take 2 Into Custody

Updated

Updated · WOWT · Aug 9

Omaha Shooting Near Scando Hall Wounds 32-Year-Old Man as Police Take 2 Into Custody

Q: What really triggered an armed man to open fire outside an Omaha venue at 4 a.m., sparking a dramatic shootout?

What triggered the gunfire is still not publicly known. Omaha police have said only that the 32-year-old man was “upset” before he began firing near Scando Hall around 4 a.m., and investigators are still trying to determine the sequence of events, including who fired first. The available reporting does not identify a specific dispute, motive, or confrontation that set him off. No witness account released so far explains what made him angry, whether the shooting followed an argument, or whether the issue began inside the venue or outside it. What is confirmed is that after the man started shooting, someone at the venue returned fire and struck him several times. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The other person involved was detained and taken to Omaha Police Department headquarters for questioning. Police have said the investigation remains active, everyone believed to be involved is in custody, and there is no ongoing threat to the public. Until investigators release more evidence, any claim about the precise trigger would be speculation rather than fact.

3 articles · Updated · WOWT · Aug 9

Just after 4 a.m., Omaha police found a 32-year-old man shot near Scando Hall at 7575 Crown Point Ave. and took him to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said the man had become upset and started firing, after which a person at the venue returned fire and struck him multiple times.
Two people are in custody — including the wounded man and the person who returned fire, who was taken to police headquarters for questioning.
Lt. Jeremy Zipal said investigators are still determining who fired first, but police believe everyone involved has been detained and there is no threat to the public.