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Omaha police identify Old Market shooting victim as 22-year-old, say one person is in police custody

Omaha police identify Old Market shooting victim as 22-year-old, say one person is in police custody
BLACK MAN DURING A POLICE ARREST IN MINNESOTA. RIGHT NOW, POLICE SAY A SHOOTER IS IN CUSTODY. OFFICERS TELL US THE MAN, A 22-YEAR-OLD NEAR 12TH AND HARNEY SATURDAY NIGHT AMID PROTESTS. JAMES SCURLOCK, YOU SEE HIM HERE IN THIS PHOTO, DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S MICHELLE BANDUR CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH THE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION. MICHELLE: ROB AND JULIE, WE ARE STANDING AT DOWNTOWN POLICE HEADQUARTERS, WHERE WE HAVE OFFICERS SURROUNDING THE BUILDING. THEY HAD ITS TAPED OFF SO THE ENTIRE FACILITY IS PROTECTED. IT HAD A FEW PEOPLE COMING UP ASKING QUESTIONS AND THAT SORT OF THING, BUT A BLOCK TO THE SOUTH OF HERE, WE HEARD A COUPLE OF FLASH BANGS AND I ASKED OFFICERS WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS ALSO SOME FIREWORKS BEING THROWN AT THE OFFICERS, SO WE SAW A CROWD OF 100 PEOPLE HEADING WEST UP JONES STREET, SO I’VE SEEN MORE OFFICERS DRIVING DOWN IN THAT AREA IS THE CURFEW IS BEING VIOLATED TONIGHT AND THEY ARE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE HOME WHERE THEY SHOULD BE. WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DOUGLAS COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL FILE CHARGES AGAINST THEM IN THE HAVING CUSTODY WHO HAS BEEN IN CUSTODY SINCE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AROUND 11:00 LAST NIGHT. THE DOUGLAS COUNTY ATTORNEY TOLD ME THERE WOULD BE NO DECISION TONIGHT SO WE WILL HEAR FROM HIM TOMORROW. THEY ARE WAITING ON THE DECISION AND MANY OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE WONDERING IF THAT MAN IS GOING TO BE CHARGED OR NOT IN THAT SHOOTING. >> HE’S GOT A GUN, BRO. IT IS NOT WORTH IT. [GUNSHOTS] MICHELLE: THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE SEVERAL WITNESSES TO THE DEADLY SHOOTING. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THE SHOOTING ON LIVE TELEVISION. JUST BEFORE 11:00 P.M. DURING A LIVE REPORT WITH KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S NICK AMANTANGELO. WE DID SEE -- MICHELLE: PARAMEDICS RUSHED SCURLOCK TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED. >> THE OMAHA POLICE DEPARTMENT DID DETAIN SOMEONE WHO FIRE THAT WEAPON. THAT INDIVIDUAL REMAINS IN POLICE CUSTODY. MICHELLE: DETECTIVES SAY THEY’ RE NOT LOOKING FOR ANY SUSPECTS IN SCURLOCK’S SHOOTING. BUT SAY THE INVESTIGATON IS STILL ONGOING. THE 22-YEAR-OLD BLACK MAN’S DEATH IN THE MIDST OF PROTESTS IS HITTING A NERVE. >> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TRAGEDIES THAT PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. MICHELLE: CITY COUNCILMAN BEN GRAY SAYS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY SHOULD MAKE A DECISION ON CHARGES, SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. >> IT RAISES THE TEMPERATURE, THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT, BUT HOPEFULLY, COOLER HEADS WILL PREVAIL IN THIS INSTANCE. >> OOH! [GUNSHOTS] MICHELLE: I REACHED OUT TO A PROMINENT DEFENSE ATTORNEY TO ASK HOW LONG THEY CAN HOLD SOMEONE IN CUSTODY WITHOUT CHARGES AND HE TOLD ME LOCAL PRACTICES, POLICE CAN HOLD SOMEONE FOR UP TO 48 HOURS WITHOUT CHARGES. DETECTIVES ARE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE DEATH OF JAMES SCURLOCK TO GIVE THEM A CALL OR IF YOU HAVE ANY VIDEO THEY COULD SEE, LIKE THE MINI VIDEO THEY’VE SENT ALREADY. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR MORE VIDEO. YOU CAN CONTACT THE HOMICIDE BUREAU AT 402-444-5656.
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Omaha police identify Old Market shooting victim as 22-year-old, say one person is in police custody
Omaha police have released information on a shooting that took place during protests Saturday night downtown. Police said in a report that officers heard gunshots around 11 p.m. in the area of 12th and Harney streets. Upon officers' arrival to the scene of 1207 Harney Street, they found 22-year-old James Scurlock suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center where he died.Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said during a press conference Sunday that an individual connected to the shooting death of 22-year-old James Scurlock was detained and is still in police custody. No determination had yet been made in regards to charges, he said. "Any charging decision on that front will come from the county attorney's office," Schmaderer said. "And he tells me that will be accompanied by a press conference." Schmaderer did not identify the person in custody, but said that the individual was not released at any point. Police are not looking for any other suspects.Several videos of the shooting circulated around social media, where you can hear two gunshots. Police are collecting those videos and urging anyone who has videos to share them with homicide detectives. They want people to call 402-444-5656.Officials confirmed no officers were involved in the shooting. City councilman Ben Gray hopes the county attorney makes a decision soon."This is one of those tragedies that should have never happened," Gray said.Hundreds swarmed the downtown area late Saturday night as part of ongoing protests against the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in custody of Minneapolis police.

Omaha police have released information on a shooting that took place during protests Saturday night downtown.

Police said in a report that officers heard gunshots around 11 p.m. in the area of 12th and Harney streets. Upon officers' arrival to the scene of 1207 Harney Street, they found 22-year-old James Scurlock suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center where he died.

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Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said during a press conference Sunday that an individual connected to the shooting death of 22-year-old James Scurlock was detained and is still in police custody. No determination had yet been made in regards to charges, he said.

"Any charging decision on that front will come from the county attorney's office," Schmaderer said. "And he tells me that will be accompanied by a press conference."

Schmaderer did not identify the person in custody, but said that the individual was not released at any point. Police are not looking for any other suspects.

Several videos of the shooting circulated around social media, where you can hear two gunshots. Police are collecting those videos and urging anyone who has videos to share them with homicide detectives. They want people to call 402-444-5656.

Officials confirmed no officers were involved in the shooting.

City councilman Ben Gray hopes the county attorney makes a decision soon.

"This is one of those tragedies that should have never happened," Gray said.

Hundreds swarmed the downtown area late Saturday night as part of ongoing protests against the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in custody of Minneapolis police.