Police: Man startled while cleaning gun shoots off-duty officer

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investigators say a man who accidentally shot an off-duty Omaha police officer was cleaning a gun when the officer startled him.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday that the 70-year-old man was in his home cleaning the exterior of the handgun when he unexpectedly encountered 38-year-old Ben Weidner at his door. Investigators say the man was startled and reacted by squeezing the handgun and trigger. A shot was fired and struck Weidner