Deontae Abron, 31, was shot during a crowded house party in north Lincoln in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 12, 2021. Officers were called just after 4 a.m. to the 6000 block of Adams Street and found him with a gunshot wound to the face. He was transported for treatment and died days later on Tuesday, June 15, at a hospital in Omaha.

Investigators said a fight broke out among several people at the party, prompting multiple gunshots as attendees scattered. Detectives canvassed the neighborhood and collected surveillance and cellphone video that placed brothers Shantrel and Daqwan Hickey earlier in the night around Lincoln’s Railyard and later at the party; party video reportedly showed a large brawl and Shantrel raising a handgun toward Abron. Officers arrested Daqwan during a traffic stop on July 6, 2021, and took Shantrel into custody after serving a search warrant at his residence. Shantrel Hickey, 26, was booked on second-degree murder, use of a weapon to commit a felony, and felon-in-possession charges; Daqwan Hickey, 24, was arrested on a felon-in-possession charge.

Abron’s family said he had sought a fresh start in Nebraska and was nearing his 32nd birthday; they described him as gentle despite his size and remembered his generosity and heart. Does anyone have video, witness information, or other details about what happened that night?