Four boys have been taken to the Douglas County Youth Center on suspicion of homicide.
The arrest of the boys, who range in age from 11 to 17 years old, stems from in west-central Omaha late Tuesday night. Jama, who lived near the Camelot Community Center southwest of the 90th and Maple Streets intersection, died after being taken by medics to Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy.
Law enforcement arrested the boys following a chase that looped from Omaha to around Nebraska City and back to Omaha early Wednesday.
The 17-year-old, Trenton Titsworth-Hunt, and the 14-year-old, Joseph Keyes, are being charged as adults, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Thursday. Both are scheduled to make their first court appearances on Friday morning.
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Titsworth-Hunt has been charged with first-degree murder, three counts of using a firearm to commit a felony, robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm by a juvenile offender.
Keyes has been charged with first-degree murder, two counts of robbery and two counts of using a firearm to commit a felony.
The 11-year-old boy and 13-year-old boy are being charged as juveniles, Kleine said. He added the 13-year-old made his first court appearance Thursday afternoon.
Kleine said two more young people are still being sought by police.
Kleine said he was not aware of any prior history between Jama and the boys. Kleine said Jama was finishing up an Uber shift and going to his home when he was shot and killed.
“This whole case is extremely shocking. It’s disturbing,†Kleine said.
Jama’s death marks the 11th homicide this year in Omaha. The last homicide occurred on May 29 when Larozion Reis, 31, was shot in a parking lot near 39th and Maple Streets. There had been 15 homicides in Omaha by this point in 2023.
The investigation into Jama’s death is ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Omaha police homicide unit at 402-444-5656 or anonymously contact Omaha Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP, at or on the P3 Tips mobile app. Tipsters are eligible for a $25,000 cash reward for information leading to a homicide arrest.