Body cameras show Sarpy County deputies arriving at the home where an Omaha teacher was found dead.

PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) – Multiple images were heard on body camera video as Sarpy County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at a home where they later found a dead Omaha teacher.

Sarpy County Sheriff Jeff Davis reviewed footage of several of those videos during a news conference Thursday morning. It was the second such message he had provided since then. Deputies found 45-year-old Rebecca Geiger dead in her Chalco Hills home. early on Monday morning, October 28th.

Deputies responded to a report of domestic violence. Authorities said Geiger’s 19-year-old daughter called 911 and told operators that her father, 44-year-old Rory Geiger, had shot her mother and that he had pointed a gun at her.

Rebecca and Rory Geiger(Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office)

The response ended in gunfire at a home near South 143rd Street and Meadows Parkway. Officers then entered the home and found Rory Geiger dead. Davis confirmed Thursday that he was shot by responding deputies; They were previously unsure whether his fatal wounds were self-inflicted or from a gunshot fired by a Sarpy County deputy.

The case is expected to be heard by a grand jury in the coming weeks.

Davis said Thursday there was much more body camera footage, but he wanted to release some of it to show what his deputies faced and make it clear why they responded the way they did.

The couple’s two daughters were in the house when the shooting began. David praised the deputies’ actions that day, repeating Thursday that their actions likely saved the lives of one or both daughters, as well as their neighbors.

“They’re heroes in my book—every one of them,” he said.

In the video released Thursday, four shots can be heard. Deputies came under fire as at least three of them positioned themselves along the garage door of the home.

“Shots fired! Shots!”

Davis said Thursday that the suspect fired the first shot from a “high-powered rifle,” shattering the glass of a storefront. He said deputies reported seeing the barrel of what appeared to be a Savage 270 Winchester bolt-action rifle pointed out the window in the moments that followed.

Sarpy County sheriff's deputies say this is the gun Rory Geiger used in a domestic assault... — Sarpy County Sheriff’s deputies say this is the gun Rory Geiger used during a domestic violence incident on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, that left his wife, Rebecca, dead. Shortly after, Geiger was killed in a shootout with deputies.(Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office)

Another video showed four more deputies taking cover behind a white pickup truck after the first shots were fired.

The shooting stops briefly and then a flash-bang grenade goes off near the truck. More shots are heard as officers take up positions next to the truck, guns trained on the house.

Sarpy County Sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic violence incident were involved in... — Sarpy County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a domestic violence incident were involved in a shootout with Rory Geiger early Monday morning, October 28th.(Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office)

“Guys, if you have a chance, do it!”

Then five more shots.

6 News was first on the scene that morning. The five deputies involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave, authorities said. None of them were hurt. Davis said Thursday that Deputies Ricardo Chavez, Zachary Coleman, Kirsty Gaskill, Nicholas J. Harper and Sgt. Matt Strickler was involved in the incident. All of them were allowed to return to work, he said.

From left to right: Sarpy County Sheriff's Department. Zachary Coleman, Kirsty Gaskill, Nicholas Harper,... — From left to right: Sarpy County Sheriff’s Department. Zachary Coleman, Kirsty Gaskill, Nicholas Harper, Ricardo Chavez Ortiz and Sgt. Matthew Stricker. Coleman, Gaskill and Chavez Ortiz each worked for SCSO for two years; Harper served there for nine years; Streaker for 10.(Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office)

Law enforcement officers found several weapons in the house. Authorities were at the home about a month ago in connection with the incident and were told not to return.

Investigators examined body cameras worn by deputies, as well as cameras inside and outside the home.

“At one point, this was a loving family,” Davis said, noting that Rory had some mental health issues.

Rebecca Geiger was a special education teacher. who just started 10th grade at Westside High School.

“She was just a really kind teacher,” Elizabeth Power said with a smile. Westside Community Schools. “She was so good at making her students feel seen and loved as if they belonged here at Westside High School, and that is so important for any student, especially her students.”

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Sarpy County Sheriff Jeff Davis viewed body camera video Thursday of a domestic violence incident that left an Omaha teacher dead.

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