Omaha Police investigating pair of overnight homicides
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police are looking into a pair of overnight homicides.
The first incident happened just before 8 p.m. Friday at 9th Street and Carter Blvd. Officers were called to a report of a down party near a motorcycle. They arrived to find Bernard Leonard, 59, of Omaha, unresponsive with a gunshot wound.
Around 2 a.m. Saturday, OPD received another “person down” call in the area of 45th and Charles Streets. A man was found with a wound to his armpit; medics rushed him to Nebraska Medicine, where he died. The man’s identity is being withheld pending family notification.
Anyone with information on either incident is asked to contact Omaha Crime Stoppers anonymously at (402) 444-STOP or submit a tip online.
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