One person was injured in a shooting near Burke High School in OMAHA on Wednesday morning, and students were brought inside the building while police handled the scene outside. The Omaha Police Department said it believes the shooting was an isolated incident between two people.
OMAHA and 120th and Dodge
First Alert 6 first heard of the incident at about 7:30 a.m. close by the school at 120th and Dodge. The victim suffered a non-life-threatening injury, and police said the other involved party is detained at this time.
Burke High School scene
The Omaha Police Department is investigating a shooting incident at Burke High School, even though authorities said the entire scene was outside the school. That left students inside the building while officers worked the area nearby.
The case now turns on what led to the isolated incident between the two people. For families tied to Burke High School, the practical question is whether the morning disruption stayed outside the building and how police will explain the sequence that brought officers to 120th and Dodge.
