Raymond Burton was 65 when he was shot dead in Holdrege, Nebraska, on February 21, 2019. Police responded about 2:30 p.m. to reports of shots fired and soon identified multiple crime scenes, including separate units at the Sunrise View Apartments where Burton and 54-year-old David Rogers were found fatally shot. A third victim, 64-year-old Doyle Morse, was gravely wounded but managed to call 911, which helped link the locations and victims.

Officers identified Manuel Gomez as the suspect and took him into custody after a brief pursuit the same day; prosecutors filed counts related to the two deaths and additional charges for Morse’s wounding. The case later focused heavily on Gomez’s mental competency. Burton was a longtime Holdrege resident, born in 1953, with family roots in Kansas, and public notices say he requested no public services.

Did anyone in Holdrege know Raymond Burton or have information about the Sunrise View Apartments that could help clarify what happened that afternoon?