Authorities say a police officer shot and wounded a man who drove around barricades and into a crowded Halloween block party in Omaha, Nebraska, after ignoring the officer’s orders to stop and continuing toward him
A woman walks by police tape after Omaha police shot a man who drove through a barricaded area during a neighborhood Halloween celebration in Omaha, Neb., late Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. OMAHA, Nebraska — — A police officer shot and wounded a man who drove around barricades and into a crowded Halloween block party in Omaha after ignoring the officer’s orders to stop and continuing toward the officer, authorities said Tuesday.at around 7 p.m.
Moments later, after the car had traveled about six blocks, Harper heard the gunshots. She grabbed her son, ran to their car and “got out of there.” An officer, later identified as Bryson Blandford, was already at the scene handing out candy when the car came around the barriers, police said. Blandford ran into the street in front of Levering’s car, held up a hand and yelled for Levering to stop, but Levering drove toward the officer and the crowd behind him, leading Blandford to shoot him, police said.
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