Suspects arrested in Omro shooting after U-Haul chase

OMRO (NBC 26) – Omro police say they have arrested two people following a shooting in Omro that followed a chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies.

WATCH VIDEO OF THE U-HAUL CHASE BELOW (Video courtesy of Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office):

Police pursue U-Haul shooting suspect

According to Omro police, a man selling a car on Facebook met two people in Omro on Monday evening.

Investigators said one of the suspects pulled out a gun and the man selling the car was shot after a struggle.

Police say the suspects then fled in a vehicle – a U-Haul, according to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office – and were quickly tracked down by police. The pursuit ended in Fond du Lac, where the suspects were taken into custody, police said.

According to Omro police, the suspects – one from Milwaukee and the other from Green Bay – were arrested on charges including attempted first-degree premeditated murder, attempted robbery with violence, fleeing/eluding a police officer and motor vehicle theft.

According to police, the victim was taken to a hospital and his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.

According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, officers and law enforcement from other agencies positioned themselves along 1-41 South to block off ramps and deploy a device to deflate tires.

The U-Haul was eventually stopped near the intersection of Johnson Street and Rolling Meadows Drive by a Fond du Lac police trooper, who performed a PIT maneuver and then forced the truck off the road to permanently end the pursuit, according to the sheriff’s office.