A disturbance in a kickball game led to the fatal shooting of a man a week ago at a North Omaha park and the arrests of two other men.
Taw Moo, 27, of Omaha, was shot in the stomach at Fontenelle Park near 48th and Pratt streets about 6:20 p.m., Omaha police said. He was pronounced dead at the Nebraska Medical Center.
Police arrested Chit Lay, 25, and Wah K. Say, 18, both of Omaha, on suspicion of first-degree murder, use of a weapon to commit a felony and being felons in possession of a firearm. Say was also arrested on suspicion of flight to avoid arrest. Both men were booked into the Douglas County Jail late Tuesday.
A witness told police that he was involved in a kickball game at the park when he noticed a disturbance in another kickball game being played nearby. The witness, according to an affidavit filed by an Omaha police officer, saw a man in his early 20s approach Moo with a handgun and shoot him in the stomach at close range.
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The witness said the shooter and at least three other men ran to a white Dodge Challenger SRT with a black hood scoop that left the area westbound. Officers located a Dodge Challenger thought to have been involved in the shooting and attempted a traffic stop near 46th Street and Ames Avenue.
Near 66th Street and Grand Avenue, a passenger in the Challenger got out and ran. The passenger, a 17-year-old male in possession of a rifle, was captured following a foot pursuit.
The Challenger was being driven recklessly, a police spokesman said, as it eluded officers. The Challenger is alleged to have run several stop signs and red lights while being pursued by police cruisers and a police helicopter.
The helicopter pilot reported the Challenger being driven at speeds exceeding 70 mph in residential neighborhoods. At one point, the Challenger attempted to stop for fuel but took off when officers arrived in the area.
The Challenger eventually ran out of gas on Interstate 29. Say and Lay were taken into custody by a deputy from the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office.
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