19-year-old killed in north Omaha shooting, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A woman was killed Wednesday night in a shooting in a north Omaha neighborhood, police say.
Around 9 p.m., officers were sent to the area of North 37th Street and Grand Avenue on a report of shots fired.
When officers arrived, they saw a Chevrolet Tahoe leave the area.
Shortly after, officers saw the vehicle near 31st and Sorenson Parkway and chased after it, police said.
During the pursuit, the call was upgraded to a shooting. The chase ended near North 41st and Spalding streets, and two people were taken into custody.
The victim, 19-year-old Dontayzhia Swift of Omaha, was taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead.
An investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Omaha Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 402-441-5656 or Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP.
