An Omaha police officer who shot and killed a man earlier this week did it by the book, according to Police Chief Todd Schmaderer, as the department releases five still images (view all five above in chronological order) from the officer’s body-worn-camera. 

Police also tell us the body-worn-camera video would not be released prior to a grand jury also finding the officer, 7-year-veteran Jennifer Turner, acted properly.

In his statement, Schmaderer says, Turner “took the necessary action when her life was placed in jeopardy. Her lethal force was in accordance with our department’s policy and procedure.”  

 

Thursday afternoon Turner and fellow officer Jason Martinez were on hand to help when Jacob Jamrozy was being served a protection order and told he would have to immediately vacate his apartment in southwest Omaha.

The OPD statement goes on to say:

At 2:59:28 p.m., Officer Turner knocked on the apartment door with seven knocks. At 3:00:00 p.m., the apartment door was opened by Mr. Jamrozy, who was holding a Remington 11-87, 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun loaded with four shotgun shells in the magazine, and one shell in the chamber. Officer Turner immediately drew her service firearm while yelling “Drop the gun!” three times. At 3:00:02 p.m. (two seconds later) as the verbal commands were being issued, Mr. Jamrozy leveled the shotgun directly at Officer Turner, at which time she fired one round from her service firearm, striking Mr. Jamrozy in the chest. 

Both officers took up positions of cover outside the apartment door as the process server exited the building. Both officers then entered Apartment #1 and found Mr. Jamrozy down in the kitchen directly inside the front door. Officer Turner requested medical assistance via her portable radio as Officer Martinez cleared the apartment. Officer Turner then checked Mr. Jamrozy for a pulse, finding none. Omaha Fire Department medics arrived on scene and declared Mr. Jamrozy deceased. 

In addition, OPD says statements made by the officers were consistent with the physical evidence at the scene and the body-worn-camera footage.