OMAHA, Neb. –Omaha’s Police Chief said an officer shot while helping serve an arrest warrant has died, as has the suspect.
Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said Wednesday that 29-year-old Officer Kerrie Orozco died at Creighton University Medical Center shortly after the 1 p.m. shooting.
The loss was even more profound after WOWT reported Orozco recently had a baby that was being held in the Intensive Care Unit.
That baby was scheduled to be released on Thursday.
The gunfire erupted while officers were trying to serve a felony arrest warrant on 26-year-old Marcus Wheeler.
The gang member was wanted on warrant accusing him of previous shooting in Omaha.
Paramedics performed CPR on both the officer and the suspect as they were taken to the hospital, but they both didn’t make it.
Schmaderer said Orozco was a seven-year veteran of the department and worked in the Gang Unit.