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On the night of January 7, 2017, 40-year-old Seth J. Hansen was killed while closing the Speedee Mart convenience store near 138th and West Maple Street in Omaha. Hansen, who worked as the weekend closer, had told a man identified as Dirk Blume that the store was closed after Blume arrived to buy chewing tobacco; the two argued and Blume left in a pickup truck. Surveillance showed a pickup circling the area shortly before Hansen, while taking out the garbage as part of his closing duties, was struck by a vehicle and left injured by the curb. Responding officers initially had a call of shots fired; Hansen was taken to a hospital and died there.

Police investigation focused on a 2001–2003 Ford F-150 seen leaving the scene. Authorities identified Dirk Blume in connection with the truck; he was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony. Friends and family described Hansen as funny, good-hearted, a stand-up guy who did random acts of kindness, and a father who leaves behind a daughter.

Did anyone in the Omaha area see a Ford F-150 near West Maple Street that night or have information about Hansen’s final hours?