On the morning of December 4, 2025, 24-year-old JaRell Wheeler was fatally shot at a Casey’s General Store near South 13th and E Streets in Lincoln, Nebraska. The shooting occurred shortly after 11:00 a.m. when Wheeler encountered his brother, 23-year-old Emanuel Greenwalt-Claypool, who had arrived at the store as a delivery driver. Surveillance footage and witness statements say the brothers’ interaction escalated; Wheeler left the store briefly, then returned running toward Greenwalt-Claypool with an arm raised. Greenwalt-Claypool drew a 9mm handgun and fired multiple shots. Wheeler was taken to a hospital and later died. A 38-year-old bystander inside the store was also struck but survived with non-life-threatening injuries.

Officers found Greenwalt-Claypool at the scene; he surrendered his weapon and was booked on suspicion of second-degree murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony, and second-degree assault. By December 9, the Lancaster County Attorney’s Office announced no charges would be filed at that time, saying prosecutors could not disprove a claim of self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt; the office said investigators found Greenwalt-Claypool was not the initial aggressor. The investigation remains open.

If anyone has information about what led to the confrontation that morning, please share what is known.