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Off-duty police officers in Omaha fatally shoot 2 men

  • Two off-duty police officers shot and killed two men in an SUV during a collision around 2 a.m. Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska.
  • The men, identified as Fernando Rodriguez Juarez and Jonathan Hernandez Rosales, were taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, where they later died.
  • Detectives are reviewing security video from local businesses as part of the investigation.

Two off-duty police officers shot and killed two men in an SUV in Nebraska’s largest city, but authorities have released few details about the crash.

Two Omaha police officers were working at a local store around 2 a.m. Saturday when they opened fire on men in an SUV, police said.

The men, 26-year-old Fernando Rodriguez Juarez and 28-year-old Jonathan Hernandez Rosales, were taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, where they later died.

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Police said they found a handgun in the car, but did not say whether it was illegal or what motivated the two off-duty police officers to shoot the men. Police also did not say whether the two officers, whose identities have not been released, identified themselves to the men as police officers or whether they were wearing police uniforms.

Two Omaha police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. (Fox News)

One of the officers was wearing a body camera at the time of the shooting, and detectives are reviewing security video from local businesses as part of the investigation, authorities said.

The two officers were placed on paid leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

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A team of law enforcement officers, the Nebraska State Patrol, and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.

Police sent an email Sunday seeking more information about the shooting, but did not immediately receive a response.

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