'Cops' Crew Member Dies After Being Shot by Officer While Filming Robbery

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OMAHA, Neb. — Police officers who opened fire while disrupting a robbery at a fast-food restaurant in Omaha killed a crew member with the reality TV show "Cops" as well as the suspect, the authorities said Wednesday.

The suspect was armed with a pellet gun that officers thought was a real handgun.



The suspect fired from the pellet gun before officers returned fire, Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said at a news conference. He said witnesses and officers thought the robbery suspect's Airsoft handgun looked and sounded real, but discovered later that it fires only plastic pellets

The suspect was struck by the officers' gunfire, but fled outside of the restaurant before collapsing. Read more...

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