Laron Rogers, 25, was shot outside the Ames Avenue Convenience store in North Omaha on March 6, 2017. Initial reports described a robbery, but later investigation and court testimony showed the shooting occurred during a marijuana deal that went wrong. Rogers was taken to a hospital and fought for his life for more than two weeks before dying on March 22, 2017; the Omaha Police Department confirmed his death that day.

Rogers was born August 26, 1991, in Omaha and graduated from Blackburn High School in 2009. He worked at Boost Mobile and was remembered by coworkers as family. He had no children but was a devoted uncle and enjoyed making music; friends and family described him as humble with a bright smile. A suspect was identified and arrested, and a jury later convicted a man for Rogers’s murder.

If anyone knew Laron or witnessed the shooting or the events outside the convenience store, please share information that could help clarify what happened.