By Police1 Staff
OMAHA, Neb. — A police officer and a suspect were wounded Monday after an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and officers.
According to the Omaha World-Herald, police were investigating a report of a suspicious person looking into vehicles and checking for unlocked doors when they saw a man who matched the description of the suspect.
Witness Greg Powell said he saw Officer Jill Schillerberg tell the suspect, Monroe G. Evans III, to sit on the curb and put his hands behind his back; Powell said Evans pulled something out of his jacket or backpack instead.
Police told the publication that Evans opened fire on officers and a handgun was recovered at the scene. Officers returned fire, wounding Evans.
Schillerberg suffered a leg wound and was treated and released from the hospital. Evans was taken to the hospital in critical, but stable condition where he underwent surgery.
An investigation is ongoing.