An illegal alien from El Salvador shot a civilian and multiple police officers in Omaha, Nebraska last week.  

Juan Ayala Ramos, 28, is reported to have randomly shot 61-year-old Michael Kasper, critically injuring the man, outside a grocery store in Omaha as Kasper was loading groceries into his vehicle.  

Using his license plate number, police tracked Ayala Ramos to a local QuikTrip gas station where he barricaded himself in the bathroom. Body camera footage shows the Salvador national exiting a bathroom stall and firing at the police officers. Police returned fire, killing Ayala Ramos.  

Following the shooting, four police officers were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Department of Homeland Security.  

“This violent criminal illegal from El Salvador shot four police officers and a 61-year-old man in cold-blood in Omaha on Dec. 3. Despite multiple previous criminal arrests, he remained at large in American communities,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, said.  

Ayala Ramos’ criminal record included assault by strangulation in 2019 and burglary and possession of a stolen firearm in 2021, according to DHS.  

“DHS sends our condolences to Michael Kasper, who is in serious condition, and all officers involved in these horrific attacks and prayers for a full recovery,” McLaughlin said. “We are thankful for the Omaha Police Department for their brave actions to stop this criminal’s shooting rampage.”   

Ayala Ramos entered the U.S. illegally in June 2007 as an unaccompanied minor. Later the same year, DHS reports that an “immigration judge administratively closed his removal case.”  

A total of six police officers were involved in the incident, according to the Omaha Police Department, three of whom sustained gunshot wounds and another a shrapnel injury.  

The incident comes as the Trump administration continues its aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration. Border czar Tom Homan and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem are prioritizing the arrest and removal of criminal illegal aliens. DHS reports that 70% of the illegal aliens arrested since the start of the second Trump administration have either been charged with or convicted of a crime inside the U.S.  

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