On Friday, the police department gave a detailed timeline of what happened when there was an active shooter at a Target store in west Omaha on Tuesday. From the time the shooter walked into the store to the time Officer Brian Vanerheiden yelled at the gunman several times to drop his semi-automatic weapon before the fatal shot was fired, the timeline is 17 minutes long.
The OPD’s timeline says that the gunman drove his own car to the store at 11:49 a.m. Police say that when Jones got to the store, he took a cardboard box out of his car and walked into the grocery store through the southeast entrance wearing a dark coat and hat. He then went to the pharmacy. Investigators from the OPD said that around 250 customers and employees were in the SuperTarget when this happened around noon on Tuesday.
Less than 10 minutes after pulling into the parking lot, the gunman pointed a semi-automatic rifle at a Target employee and fired one round into the air. He then walked to the front of the store and fired two more shots. At 11:59 a.m., he took off his coat and fired his gun at the self-checkout area at the front of the store. He then shot at a drink cooler.
On Friday, the police department gave a detailed timeline of what happened on Tuesday when there was an active shooter at a Target store in west Omaha. Before the fatal shot was fired, it took 17 minutes from the time the shooter walked into the store to the time Officer Brian Vanerheiden told the gunman several times to drop his semi-automatic weapon.
The gunman drove his own car to the store at 11:49 a.m., according to the OPD’s timeline. Police say that when Jones got to the store, he took a cardboard box out of his car and went in through the southeast door wearing a dark coat and hat. Then he went to the drug store.
Investigators from the OPD said that about 250 customers and employees were in the SuperTarget when this happened around noon on Tuesday.
Less than 10 minutes after pulling into the parking lot, the gunman pointed a semi-automatic rifle at a Target worker and fired one round into the air. He then went to the front of the store and fired two more shots. At 11:59 a.m., he took off his coat and fired his gun at the front of the store, where the self-checkout was. He then shot at a cooler full of drinks.
Police said the gunman responded “Come on!” three times during the exchange but refused to drop the rifle, then said “I’ll kill you!”
“Officer Vanderheiden then fired one round from his service handgun,” the release states.
The shot ultimately killed the gunman. “This entire interaction lasts approximately 15 seconds,” the release states.
Police said that while they moved through the store, other officers at the scene were looking for more shooters and possible victims.
Joseph Jones, 32, of Omaha was named by Omaha police as the person who shot the person. Jones bought the semi-automatic rifle at Cabela’s four days before he took it into the Target store near 180th Street and West Center Road on Tuesday. Police said that when he went into the store, he had a gun that looked like an AR-15 and 13 loaded magazines.
Police said on Friday that they are still trying to figure out why Jones did what she did on Tuesday. “Suicide by cop” was what his family called it. Nebraska law says that the case of the death in jail will be sent to a grand jury.
Friday’s OPD release says, “We would like to thank all of the local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies as well as the Omaha Fire Department for how quickly they responded to this important situation.” “Thank you to the brave people who work at Target. We’re glad no one else died. We’re sorry to hear about Mr. Jones’ death.
At 10 a.m. on Thursday, shoppers were happy to be back in the store.
Before the store reopened, the store’s manager, Drew Guenther, put out a statement thanking customers and “the community for the kind outreach these past few days.” He also said that Omaha Police’s quick response “likely saved lives.”
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