George R. Combs, 42, a Black man from Omaha who also went by Alexis Combs, was shot near 35th and Dodge Streets on Thursday afternoon, January 12, 2012. Neighbors reported hearing two gunshots and finding him on the ground around 3 p.m.; he was taken to hospital in extremely critical condition and later died. The sudden violence played out in midtown as school buses rolled by and residents watched behind crime tape.

Within days police arrested a 19-year-old relative, Terrill Mapp, on suspicion of criminal homicide, but prosecutors announced they did not have enough evidence to proceed and Mapp was released from the Douglas County Jail on January 17, 2012. Reports at the time did not establish a definitive motive and no one had been charged for the shooting.

If anyone knew George, was in that neighborhood that afternoon, or has information about what happened, investigators would like to hear from you.