An investigation is underway after a driver 'recklessly' went through a barricaded area during a Halloween event in Omaha before being shot by an officer, authorities say.
shows a car slowing down before accelerating down the street. In another video obtained by KETV, several shots can be heard as a crowd gathered on lawns started to run.Schmaderer said the motive is currently unknown, but police don't currently believe the driver intended a "mass casualty" incident "because there was an opportunity to that."
An officer shot a driver who nearly hit a huge crowd of Halloween trick-or-treaters in Omaha, Neb., Oct. 31, 2022.Police identified the driver as 31-year-old Dontavius Levering. He received medical attention at the scene and was transported to a local hospital in serious condition, police said. He is in stable condition and is expected to survive his injuries, police said Tuesday.
"It's extremely scary when that type of event happens obviously, with hundreds and hundreds of people, many children, and not expecting cars to be driving through around barricades," Omaha police Lt. Neal Bonacci told reporters from the scene Monday night.
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