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Man dead by gunshot after check welfare call with Omaha police

Aaron Sanderford and Nikos Frazier World-Herald Staff Writers
Jul 11, 2026
Jul 11, 2026 Updated 2 hrs ago
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Omaha Deputy Police Chief Jeremy Christensen provides an update after officers exchanged gun fire with a man while responding to a check well being at South 55th and Pine Streets in Omaha.

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A man died by gunshot late Saturday afternoon after a confrontation with Omaha police, who were sent to a south-central Omaha home to check on him after receiving a tip.

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Omaha police investigate a shooting after a man was killed after exchanging gunfire with officers near South 55th and Pine Streets in Lincoln on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

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Broken glass is seen to the door of 1612 South 55th as Omaha police investigate a shooting after a man was killed after exchanging gunfire with officers near South 55th and Pine Streets in Lincoln on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

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Photos: Man dead after check welfare call with Omaha police

Omaha police investigate a shooting after a man was killed after exchanging gunfire with officers near South 55th and Pine Streets in Lincoln on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

Broken glass is seen to the door of 1612 South 55th as Omaha police investigate a shooting after a man was killed after exchanging gunfire with officers near South 55th and Pine Streets in Lincoln on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

Omaha police investigate a shooting after a man was killed after exchanging gunfire with officers near South 55th and Pine Streets in Lincoln on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

Omaha police investigate a shooting after a man was killed after exchanging gunfire with officers near South 55th and Pine Streets in Lincoln on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

Omaha Police Deputy Chief Jeremy Christensen, Criminal Investigations Bureau, speaks with reporters after a man was killed after exchanging gunfire with officers near South 55th and Pine Streets in Lincoln on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

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