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Omaha police say woman was forced out of home at gunpoint
KETV • • nation
Key Points:
- The Omaha Police Department is investigating the death of 44-year-old Daniel Read, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a barricade situation on Sunday evening.
- Officers spotted Read driving over 100 mph near 40th and Cuming streets and later stopped him near 144th and Shirley streets, where he fled on foot and entered a nearby home unlawfully.
- Inside the home, Read threatened the homeowner with a firearm, but the homeowner escaped safely; police then engaged in about three hours of negotiation via text messages with Read.
- The standoff ended when officers heard multiple gunshots from inside the residence, and a drone confirmed Read was deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound; no officers fired their weapons, and no one else was injured.
- The case is being treated as an in-custody death, with a grand jury convening for review, and the investigation is being conducted jointly by the Omaha Police Department, Nebraska State Patrol, and Papillion Police Department.
