On the morning of February 20, 2024, Bloomfield, Nebraska lost a longtime local business owner when 77-year-old Curtis Strom was found shot to death at Curt’s Lanes and Dining, the bowling alley he had run for more than five decades. A second victim, 49-year-old William Reffett of Center, was also found fatally shot at the scene. Schools and businesses in the small community were briefly locked down after the report of a shooting.

Investigators say 25-year-old Alias Reed of Bloomfield entered the bowling alley carrying a shotgun concealed in a cardboard box and got into an argument with Reffett before allegedly shooting him and then Strom, who officials describe as not part of the dispute and an innocent victim. Reed was taken into custody soon after the incident and has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and robbery. Authorities also arrested 27-year-old Kaylyne Sweazy, reported to be Reed’s girlfriend, on a charge of tampering with physical evidence; police allege she helped dispose of the shotgun, which was recovered in a ditch west of Bloomfield.

Was anyone in Bloomfield at Curt’s Lanes that morning who can add details about what happened inside the bowling alley?