Alonni Barfield was 6 when she was fatally shot inside a North Omaha residence near 32nd Street and Redick Avenue on the afternoon of December 15, 2024. First responders arrived around 4 p.m.; she was rushed to Nebraska Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Preliminary autopsy findings showed a gunshot wound to the head.

Police described the shooting as accidental and initially said they were not seeking a separate shooter. Court records detailed that a firearm had been kept loaded and unsecured under a mattress, though a gun box was available in a closet and the weapon was not stored in it. A teenage sibling discovered Alonni bleeding and called 911; three other children, ages 8, 13, and 15, were in the home that day. After several weeks of investigation, Alonni’s mother, 33-year-old Yolonda Barfield, was arrested and booked on counts of child abuse by neglect resulting in death and child abuse by intent, while authorities continued to characterize the shooting as accidental.

Did anyone in the area know about how firearms were stored in that household or have information about the events that afternoon?