James Reed was a 26-year-old Black/African American social worker from Omaha, Nebraska, known for developing programs to help homeless young adults. He was found with fatal gunshot wounds inside a hotel room on January 1, 2021, at about 3 a.m. Another man at the scene suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Police initially said no information about a suspect was immediately available. No public announcements about arrests or identified suspects have been reported. The motive and events leading to the shooting have not been detailed publicly, leaving many questions about what happened that night.

If anyone knew James, was in that area that night, or has information about the hotel incident, please come forward to assist the investigation.