A birthday celebration in Omaha ended in a fatal family dispute on December 4, 2024, when 33-year-old Large King Jr. was shot at a residence near 114th and Elm Streets. According to court documents, the night began with Large and his 26-year-old brother, Nicholas King, out celebrating a birthday; an argument at the home escalated and Nicholas retrieved a firearm from the main level, waited for Large to come downstairs, and intentionally fired a single shot that struck him.

Officers who responded to a shooting call at about 2:46 a.m. found Large King Jr. suffering from a gunshot wound; he was taken to CUMC-Bergan Mercy Medical Center and pronounced dead. Investigators took two people from the scene to police headquarters for questioning, and Nicholas King was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and the use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. Prosecutors said he confessed to the shooting; the judge ordered him held without bond.

Large King Jr. was a foreman for Helm Mechanical, a 2010 graduate of Millard High School and a former state-place wrestler, remembered by family as a devoted father and son. Did anyone in the Omaha area see or hear anything that night near 114th and Elm Streets?