John Wesley Gerber, 40, was shot on the afternoon of December 8, 2009, at 7166 N 30th Street in Omaha while working at a BP gas station. Officers found him wounded and he was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. Funeral notices around that time confirm his age and date of death.

Gerber had moved to Omaha a couple of years earlier from Missouri seeking a fresh start and had recently started working at the gas station. Family remembrances describe him as a devoted father and a warm, openhearted person whose absence is still felt. Detectives have labeled the killing a homicide and placed the case on the city’s cold case roster; no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. Crime Stoppers is offering rewards for information that leads to an arrest.

If anyone knew John, worked with him at the BP, or saw anything at the 7166 N 30th Street location on December 8, 2009, please contact investigators with tips.