Ramon Tramble Jr.

Ramon Tramble Jr. was a 26-year-old Black / African American man known by his family as a helper and a ball of energy. His uncle recalled that if Ramon saw a stranger with a flat tire, he would be the first person to stop and offer help. A great father to five children, he was deeply loved by his family. On the evening he was shot, he had just left his son’s football game and was on his way to pick up his daughter.

On September 17, 2024, shortly after 7:30 p.m., Ramon was shot near the intersection of South 16th and Farnam Streets in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. His son, still in his football gear, and his younger brother were in the car with him and witnessed the entire event. First responders arrived to find Ramon suffering from a gunshot wound and transported him to Nebraska Medicine in critical condition. He succumbed to his injuries and died late the following afternoon.

The Omaha Police Department’s homicide unit began an investigation. Using information from an eyewitness and detailed phone records that placed a suspect in the area, investigators made arrests five weeks later. In October 2024, police took 16-year-old Murjan Lugendo into custody and charged him with second-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony. He was booked into the Douglas County Youth Center. Shortly thereafter, police arrested a second teenager, 18-year-old Abdikadir Lugendo, on a charge of being an accessory to a felony.

After being held without bond, Murjan Lugendo accepted a plea deal. His charges were downgraded to manslaughter and attempted use of a weapon. On July 9, 2026, a judge sentenced him to 36 to 40 years in prison for his role in Ramon Tramble Jr.'s death. As of that month, the case against the primary person responsible was closed.