In the early moments of Monday, July 22, 2013, 33-year-old Jhonte Peters was found with a gunshot wound in an alley between 18th and Willis Streets in Omaha. Officers had responded about 12:35 a.m. to calls of shots fired near 16th and Willis; Peters was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center but died shortly after arrival. Witnesses said a gunman fled in a car, but descriptions of that vehicle varied and did not produce a solid lead.

Peters had moved to Omaha from North Carolina about six years earlier to live with relatives. He was remembered as a son, brother, and father to a six-year-old daughter who lived in North Carolina. Although he had a prior criminal record and time in correctional facilities, he had completed his sentences and was reintegrating into the community.

No arrests were announced and the case has gone cold; a reward is being offered for information that helps identify those responsible. If anyone knew Jhonte, saw activity near 16th and Willis in the early hours of July 22, 2013, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.