With heads hung low, the family of 14-year-old Desmond Harrison and the community gathered in the spot he was killed. A bullet ended Harrison’s life Tuesday night near 18th and Binney.
Shooters fired 33 rounds outside a house, police said. At least one bullet struck Desmond Harrison in the head, killing him. Desmond was at Westroads Mall on April 17 with
Jessica Wade
Omaha World-Herald
A 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people were injured in two North Omaha shootings that occurred less than two hours apart Tuesday.
The first shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. A man and three women all were traveling in the same vehicle when shots were fired at the vehicle near 31st Street and Grand Avenue, striking one of the occupants.
Three people were taken to the Nebraska Medical Center, one in critical condition and two others with serious injuries, said Omaha police Lt. Shane Myers.
The fourth person in the vehicle was treated for a graze wound from broken glass.
Police identify 14-year-old boy killed in Omaha shooting
June 9, 2021
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) A shooting in Omaha has left a 14-year-old boy dead, police said.
The shooting happened just after 7 p.m. Tuesday near 18th and Binney streets in north Omaha, police said. Police were alerted to the shooting by the city s ShotSpotter system and soon received reports of a person shot, police said.
Officers who arrived on the scene found 14-year-old Desmond Harrison with a gunshot wound and took measurers to try to save his life. The child was rushed to an Omaha hospital, where he later died.
Police said they did not immediately have any suspects and asked the public for any information.