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Prayers for Officer Latschar.
Prayers sent.
omaha has been notorious gang country since that HBO special came out, "Bangin' in Omaha."
hope he recovers. glad they got the perp. hope he resisted.
We dreaded waking up this morning to the news that he had died, but prayers were answered and so far, so good. Creighton doctors gave him 20 units of blood and said he had minutes to spare when they brought him in. We have a good friend on the force, so we always worry. I wish they’d taken the SOB out, but we all know how the media turns on the good guys when that happens. Keep praying.
Prayers said for one of Omaha’s Finest and his family.
Prayers going up
According to TV and radio, they found a Ruger .44 revolver tossed away and are trying to tie it to the unarmed felon that they found hiding in some bushes. The felon hit the policeman once in the bulletproof vest, once in the arm, and once in the abdomen. The one in the abdomen also cut a bunch of large blood vessels that deliver blood to the legs.
The other policeman was unharmed. Between the two of them they fired 17 to 19 shots, none of which hit the felon. The policeman that was hit told his partner to chase the felon. He called on his radio for medical help and backup. Both policemen knew the guy was a felon and on parole when they decided to stop him. They should not have been surprised.