A Target employee describes the chaos of his last of work when a gunman came into the store and was later killed by police.
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Omaha Police released this image from body cam video showing Joseph M. Jones carrying an AR-15 rifle in a west Omaha Target on Tuesday. He was fatally shot by an officer after being given commands to drop the rifle.Â
Joseph M. Jones, seen on Target video surveillance on Tuesday. He was fatally shot by an Omaha police officer after being given commands to drop the rifle.Â
Photos: Shots fired at west Omaha Target midday Tuesday
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A US Marshall on the scene of a shots fire call at a Target at 17810 West Center Road on Tuesday.
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Multiple law enforcement officers on the scene of a shots fire call at a Target at 17810 West Center Road on Tuesday.
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Multiple law enforcement officers on the scene of a shots fire call at a Target at 17810 West Center Road on Tuesday.
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Multiple law enforcement officers on the scene of a shots fire call at a Target at 17810 West Center Road on Tuesday.
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An agent with the FBI is on the scene of a shots fire call at a Target at 17810 West Center Road on Tuesday.
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Multiple law enforcement officers on the scene of a shots fire call at a Target at 17810 West Center Road on Tuesday.
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Multiple law enforcement officers on the scene of a shots fire call at a Target at 17810 West Center Road on Tuesday.
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Emergency personnel respond to an active shooter situation at the Super Target at 17810 West Center Road in Omaha on Tuesday. The suspect was shot dead by Omaha Police. There were no reports of other shooting victims.
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Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer and others respond to an active shooter situation at the Super Target at 17810 West Center Road in Omaha on Tuesday. The suspect was shot dead by Omaha Police. There were no reports of other shooting victims.
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A shopping cart with purchases sits in the parking lot as emergency personnel respond to an active shooter situation at the Super Target at 17810 West Center Road in Omaha on Tuesday. The suspect was shot dead by Omaha Police. There were no reports of other shooting victims.
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Neal Bonacci, with the Omaha Police Department, speaks as emergency personnel respond to an active shooter situation at the Super Target at 17810 West Center Road in Omaha on Tuesday. The suspect was shot dead by Omaha Police. There were no reports of other shooting victims.
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Law enforcement, including an Omaha police bomb K9 look at a car in the parking lot after a shooting at a Target at 17810 West Center Road on Tuesday.
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Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Omaha police bomb K9 investigate the scene of a shooting at the Target at 17810 West Center Road on Tuesday.
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Emergency personnel respond to an active shooter situation at the Super Target at 17810 West Center Road in Omaha on Tuesday. The suspect was shot dead by Omaha Police. There were no reports of other shooting victims.
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Omaha police investigate the scene of a shooting at a Target at 17810 West Center Road on Tuesday.
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Emergency personnel respond to an active shooter situation at the Super Target at 17810 West Center Road in Omaha on Tuesday. The suspect was shot dead by Omaha Police. There were no reports of other shooting victims.
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Emergency personnel respond to an active shooter situation at the Super Target at 17810 West Center Road in Omaha on Tuesday. The suspect was shot dead by Omaha Police. There were no reports of other shooting victims.
Omaha Police Chief speaks after Super Target active shooter killed
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Emergency personnel respond to an active shooter situation at the Super Target at 17810 West Center Road in Omaha on Tuesday. The suspect was shot dead by Omaha Police. There were no reports of other shooting victims.
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Emergency personnel respond to an active shooter situation at the Super Target at 17810 West Center Road in Omaha on Tuesday. The suspect was shot dead by Omaha Police. There were no reports of other shooting victims.
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Employees walk away from an active shooter situation at the Super Target at 17810 West Center Road in Omaha on Tuesday. The suspect was shot dead by Omaha Police. There were no reports of other shooting victims.
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The Omaha police mobile command unit is parked in front of the scene of a shooting at a Target at 17810 West Center Road on Tuesday.
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The Omaha police mobile command unit is parked in front of the scene of a shooting at a Target at 17810 West Center Road on Tuesday.
Shots fired at west Omaha Target midday Tuesday
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A sign tells shoppers of the temporary closure after a gunman walked into a Target at 17810 West Center Road the day before and was killed by police.
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Police tape is still present the day after police shot and killed a man who started shooting an assault rifle at a Target at 17810 West Center Road on Wednesday.
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Customers line up so they can retrieve their belongings a day after they fled a Target at 17810 West Center Road after someone walked in and started firing an assault rifle. Omaha police shot and killed the suspect.
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Employees and customers retrieve their belongings Wednesday, one day after they fled the Target at 17810 West Center Road when a man walked in and started firing an AR-15 style rifle. An Omaha police officer shot and killed the man.
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Customers enter the Target at 17810 West Center Road Wednesday, one day after fleeing the store when a gunman started firing. An Omaha police officer shot and killed the man.
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Employees and customers retrieve their belongings from the Target at 17810 West Center Road in Omaha Wednesday. A gunman entered the store one day earlier and started shooting, sparking panic among those inside.Â
