OMAHA, Neb.– Two off-duty police officers in Nebraska’s largest city fatally shot two men in an SUV, though authorities have provided few details about the confrontation.
The two Omaha officers were working at a local business around 2 a.m. Saturday when they opened fire on the men in the SUV, police said.
The men, 26-year-old Fernando Rodriguez-Juarez and 28-year-old Jonathan Hernandez-Rosales, were taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.
Police said they found a gun in the vehicle, but they did not say if there was anything illegal about it or what prompted the two off-duty officers to shoot the men. Police also have not said whether the two officers, whom they have not publicly identified, identified themselves to the men as police or whether they were wearing their police uniforms.
One of the officers was wearing a body camera when the shooting occurred, and detectives are reviewing security footage from local businesses as part of the investigation, authorities said.
The two officers were placed on paid leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
The state police investigative team, the Nebraska State Patrol and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, are investigating
Police did not immediately respond to an email sent Sunday seeking more information about the shootings.