Fifteen-year-old Shalamar Davis Jr. was shot and later died from his injuries after a morning shooting on March 25, 2025, in Omaha near 51st and Emmet Streets. Officers found him and a 20-year-old male with gunshot wounds near 52nd and Pinkney Streets; the 20-year-old was taken to hospital in serious condition and Shalamar was transported in extremely critical condition before he succumbed to his injuries.

Shalamar was a sophomore at Burke High School and is described as a loving son and a new father to a baby boy, Na’Zier. His family has set up a fundraiser to help cover funeral and burial expenses. Two 19-year-old suspects, Christopher Swilley and LaShawn Thomas, have been arrested in connection with the shooting; police say the motive remains unclear and investigators are asking anyone with information to step forward.

Did anyone in the Omaha community see or hear anything that morning near 51st and Emmet or 52nd and Pinkney that could help investigators?