Drug Sting Leads to Shots Fired
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Updated: 5:48 AM Nov 20, 2008
Drug Sting Leads to Shots Fired
Officer discharges his weapon during incident.
An undercover drug sting leads to shots fired. It happened outside the Comfort Inn Hotel near 13th St. and Interstate 80 around 9:30pm Wednesday night.
Posted: 11:08 PM Nov 19, 2008
Reporter: Brian Mastre, Justin Joseph, Bob Jorgensen
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An undercover drug sting leads to shots fired. It happened outside the Comfort Inn Hotel near 13th St. and Interstate 80 around 9:30pm Wednesday night.

Omaha police tell Channel 6 news that an undercover officer discharged a weapon during the incident. Investigators aren't saying if the suspect fired at the officers.

Police were monitoring a potential drug deal and attempted to make contact with a suspect. The suspect then rammed his vehicle into the officer’s unmarked vehicle and then fled the scene.

It was then that the officer fired a weapon at the suspect vehicle.

Nearby, a small tree had been upended and there was glass in the street as though the truck had barreled through the parking lot.

Police are looking for a Ford F150 pickup.

No officers were injured in the incident.


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