Jose Manuel Silva-Esparza, 18, was found shot to death on February 5, 2008, inside a duplex at 3125 South 16th Street in South Omaha. He and his cousin, 34-year-old Francisco Lemus-Torres, had recently come to Omaha from Arizona and were sharing the residence when both were discovered fatally shot; neighbors reported hearing gunfire that Tuesday afternoon and police classified the scene as a double homicide.

Early reports released the victims’ names and their familial connection but gave few specifics about what led up to the shootings or how an assailant entered or left the duplex. There were no immediate indications of a robbery or other clear motive in the initial accounts, and subsequent listings and local recollections describe the case as unsolved. Authorities have not announced any arrests or identified any official suspects.

Did anyone living in or near south Omaha in 2008 see or hear anything around South 16th Street that February afternoon?