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A look at Bear Creek Apartments, 14455 Harrison St., in Omaha, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
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A look at the Sarpy County Administration and Courthouse in Papillion, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
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A look at 4313 North 65th Street in Omaha, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Shauna Shook was found in her apartment, dead from strangulation and stab wounds on Oct. 16, 2025.
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Shauna Shook takes her daughters Lexie Cumberland, left, and Leah Anderson to Vala’s Pumpkin Patch and Apple Orchard.
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Shauna Shook is buried at Westlawn Hillcrest Cemetery in Omaha photographed on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
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