Robert Bob Haswell Sr., 67, was shot and killed inside his Ashland, Nebraska home on June 5, 2026. Known in the community as Drywall Bob, he was found deceased in a residence near 17th and Dawes Streets after the Saunders County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting call at about 4:30 p.m.

Authorities say the alleged shooter was the victim’s 31-year-old son, Robert Haswell Jr. A standoff developed as deputies negotiated with him by phone; after several hours he emerged unarmed and surrendered. Deputies discovered Haswell Sr. with at least one gunshot wound. Haswell Jr. was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, and is being held without bond pending a preliminary hearing. The motive and exact events leading to the shooting remain under investigation.

Did anyone in Ashland know the Haswell family or see activity around 17th and Dawes Streets that afternoon?