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One person seriously injured in shooting outside Omaha bar

One person seriously injured in shooting outside Omaha bar
STRETCH OF BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL STICK AROUND IN JUST A BIT. MELISSA: BREAKING THIS MORNING, POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING OUTSIDE AN OMAHA BAR. JOHN: THE SHOOTING HAPPENED NEAR 40TH AND AMES. KETV NEWS WATCH 7’S JONAH GILMORE IS LIVE FROM OMAHA POLICE HEADQUARTERS WITH DETAILS. JONAH: THE SHOOTING HAPPENED OUTSIDE HANK’S 2.0. WE KNOW THE PERSON WHO WAS SHOT HAS NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. OMAHA POLICE RESPONDED TO A SHOTS FIRED CALL AND ON THEIR WAY, THAT CALL WAS UPGRADED TO A SHOOTING. POLICE SAY AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING THE PERSON WAS STANDING OUTSIDE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. OPD SAYS WITNESSES REPORT SEEING SOMEONE ON FOOT. SAYING THE PERSON WAS RUNNING NORTHBOUND THROUGH AN ALLEYWAY. >> THEY ARE PUTTING THE COMMUNITY IN DANGER. ONE SHOOTING IS TOO MANY, WE DON’T WANT TO HAVE THOSE OCCUR IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE’LL INCREASE PATROL IN THE AREA AND TRY TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO PREVENT THEM FROM HAPPENING. JONAH: POLICE SAY THEY ARE STILL IN THE EARLY STAGE OF THEIR INVESTIGATION. THEY ARE CURRENTLY INTERVIEWING MORE WITNESSES. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL CRIMESTOPPERS. THAT NUMBER IS 402-444-STO
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One person seriously injured in shooting outside Omaha bar
Omaha police said one person was injured in a shooting outside of a bar. James Anthony, 46, suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound according to investigators.According to the Omaha Police Department, the shooting happened Monday at about 1 a.m. Police said Anthony was standing outside the Hank’s 2.0 bar near Ames Avenue and 40th Street when someone started shooting. Police said witnesses reported a suspect running from the scene on foot, heading northbound through an alleyway. The suspect and motive are unknown.Anyone with information is asked to call Omaha Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP (7867).

Omaha police said one person was injured in a shooting outside of a bar.

James Anthony, 46, suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound according to investigators.

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According to the Omaha Police Department, the shooting happened Monday at about 1 a.m. Police said Anthony was standing outside the Hank’s 2.0 bar near Ames Avenue and 40th Street when someone started shooting.

Police said witnesses reported a suspect running from the scene on foot, heading northbound through an alleyway. The suspect and motive are unknown.

Anyone with information is asked to call Omaha Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP (7867).