Eighteen-year-old Waw Gach, a former Denison-Schleswig High School athlete remembered for football and track, was fatally shot on April 7, 2020, at a large gathering in Benson Park in Omaha, Nebraska. About 100 people attended the event despite pandemic restrictions. Around 9:30 p.m. a fight reportedly broke out after a car crash and gunfire erupted, injuring three people. Gach was taken to a hospital and died of his wounds; a 19-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Gach’s family had immigrated from Sudan and the community has pushed for answers. Law enforcement says the case remains unsolved and no arrests have been announced; police have appealed for anyone with information to come forward. If anyone at Benson Park that night or with knowledge of the fight or vehicles involved can help, please share what is known.