On March 12, 2022, 18-year-old Tanner R. Farrell was fatally shot at a gathering of friends near 161st and Harrison streets in Omaha, Nebraska. A senior at Ralston High School and a member of the baseball and basketball teams, Farrell was struck in the chest after a single .22-caliber round was fired while another teenager, 18-year-old Blake Miller, was handling a rifle he believed to be unloaded. Farrell was taken to Bergan Mercy Hospital, where he died.

Authorities say alcohol had been consumed by the teens before the shooting. The Omaha Police Department investigated and described the incident as a reckless, unintentional act among friends with no outstanding suspects. The Douglas County Attorney charged Miller with manslaughter on the basis that pointing a gun at a person and pulling the trigger, even if thought unloaded, met the legal definition of manslaughter. Miller was released on his own recognizance; prosecutors noted his lack of prior criminal history. Farrell’s family and the Ralston High School community publicly mourned his loss and offered support to one another.