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SEARCHA police call in Omaha quickly turned violent Monday when an officer was wounded in the leg and a 20-year-old man was shot multiple times by police.
Omaha police officer Jill Schillerberg was shot Monday in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect. (Photo: Omaha PD)
A police call in Omaha quickly turned violent Monday when an officer was wounded in the leg and a 20-year-old man was shot multiple times by police.
The man, Monroe G. Evans III, was taken in critical condition to the Nebraska Medical Center, where he underwent surgery. He remained in critical but stable condition Monday night, his father said.
The police officer, Jill Schillerberg, 39, was treated at the medical center and released. She had been struck in the lower left leg, Omaha.com reports.
Police say that Evans exchanged gunfire with officers and that his handgun was recovered at the scene.
