A fifth juvenile has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 64-year-old man in Omaha earlier this week.
In a press release, the Omaha Police Department said a 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of criminal homicide, robbery, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, possession of a gun by a juvenile and unlawful absence.
The teenager’s arrest stems from the shooting death of Mursal Jama southwest of the 90th and Maple Streets intersection late Tuesday. Jama was returning home after completing an Uber shift when he was shot. He died after being taken by medics to Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy.
Four other boys, ranging in age from 11 to 17, have been arrested and charged in connection with the homicide. Two of them, 17-year-old Trenton Titsworth-Hunt and 14-year-old Joseph Keyes, A Douglas County Court judge denied bail for Titsworth-Hunt and Keyes when they appeared in court Friday morning.
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Preliminary hearings for Titsworth-Hunt and Keyes have been scheduled for Sept. 17.
Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Thursday police are searching for a sixth person believed to be involved in Jama’s death.
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.