Shannon N. Dalton, 22, was shot and killed at her home at 3489 Ruggles Street in Omaha on September 7, 1998. Her body was found in the living room with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. At the time, Shannon was married to John Dalton Jr.; the couple had three young daughters aged 6, 5, and 3.

The children were in the house during the shooting. The 3-year-old was in the living room and later found hiding under a couch; that child identified John Dalton Jr. as the shooter. The two older daughters were in a different room. John Dalton Jr. fled the scene in Shannon’s car and was located two days later in Nashville, Tennessee. He was initially charged with second-degree murder and later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and weapons charges in 1999, receiving a sentence of 20 to 30 years.

Does anyone have memories of Shannon, the family, or details from the neighborhood that could shed light on the circumstances leading up to that night?