Man with AR-15 style rifle and ‘plenty of ammunition’ fatally shot by police inside Omaha Target store

Multiple shots were fired at a Target store in west Omaha on Tuesday around noon, causing shoppers to flee and police to swarm the area.

The scene is located near 178th Street and West Center Road.

Police say a man armed with an AR-15 style rifle was killed by officers inside the store. Omaha police swept the store but did not locate any victims.

“The first arriving officers went into the building, confronted the suspect and shot him dead,” Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said. “He had an AR-15 rifle with him and plenty of ammunition.”