Steven Phipps, a 22-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by an Omaha police officer during a traffic stop. Police say Phipps ran from the scene after being pulled over for expired plates and had a legally owned firearm when he fell from a fence, pointing it at the officer. Phipps' family disputes the police account, claiming he repeatedly said 'don't shoot me' while surrendering.
Omaha police Chief Todd Schmaderer told reporters that police pulled Phipps over for expired plates during a traffic stop Saturday and he ran away. Two officers chased him. Schmaderer said Phipps had a gun, which he legally owned, as he scaled a fence.The firearm was pointed at Officer Noah Zendejas as Phipps fell from the fence, and body camera video stills show the gun in his right hand as he fell, police said.
“We really don't know what Mr. Phipps' intent was,” Schmaderer said. “But when that gun started to be pointed to him and he had it in his hand, that officer's authorized at that point to defend himself.”Police said an autopsy shows Phipps was not shot in the back, and they showed a photo of his back to the family. A copy of the autopsy was not immediately provided to reporters.
“I’m so broken that I don’t know what to say. It was just wrong. It was wrong,” said Gail Phipps, his aunt. “When somebody runs from a law enforcement officer, they’re trained to go after them,” he said. “We’re attempting to reduce crime. The minute I say as chief, ‘We’re no longer going to go after law violators,’ is the minute crime starts going up.”
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