Man convicted of two murders at rural Nebraska bowling alley

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A man was found guilty Friday of killing two people at a northeast Nebraska bowling alley in 2024.

Alias Reed, 26, pleaded no contest to two counts of first-degree murder.

In exchange, two weapon charges were dropped.

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On Feb. 20, 2024, Reed went into Curt’s Lanes and Dining in Bloomfield, a town of about 1,000 people near the South Dakota border, armed with a shotgun.

Authorities said he shot 77-year-old Curtis Strom and 49-year-old William Reffett in the head, then stole the money from the cash register.

Both Strom and Reffett died at the scene.

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Reed and his girlfriend, Kaylynn Sweazy, then hid the gun on the side of a country road, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.

Sweazy, 29, was sentenced earlier this week for attempted evidence tampering and accessory to a felony.

Reed’s sentencing has been scheduled for July 19. He faces life in prison.

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