A 35-year-old man was taken to the hospital after a shooting near 24th and Leavenworth Streets just west of downtown Omaha left him wounded around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday night. Two 22-year-old men are now in custody, facing an array of felony charges tied to the gunfire.
Two Suspects, Separate Sets of Charges
Omaha police said the man was taken to the hospital after the shooting, according to KETV. Investigators arrested 22-year-old Lewis Lastrapes on charges of first-degree felony assault, use of a weapon to commit a felony, discharging a firearm from a vehicle, and domestic violence terroristic threats. A second man, 22-year-old Landon Codr, was taken into custody on charges of discharging a firearm from a vehicle and use of a weapon to commit a felony, per the same report.
What the Charges Could Mean in Court
The stakes for both men are steep under Nebraska law. First-degree assault is a Class II felony carrying a sentencing range of 1 to 50 years in prison, according to Nebraska Revised Statute § 28-308, which applies when a person knowingly or intentionally causes serious bodily injury to another. Discharging a firearm from or near a vehicle at a person in a metropolitan area like Omaha is classified as a Class IC felony under Nebraska Revised Statute § 28-1212.04.
Using a firearm to commit a felony carries its own mandatory sentence of 5 to 50 years, and Nebraska law requires that sentence be served consecutively — not concurrently — with any underlying felony conviction, according to Nebraska Revised Statute § 28-1205. That stacking requirement means both Lastrapes and Codr face compounding prison exposure if convicted on the weapons counts alone, independent of any assault sentence.
Lastrapes also faces a domestic violence terroristic threat charge.
The Shooting Location
The shooting unfolded near 24th and Leavenworth Streets.
The corner has drawn municipal scrutiny before. In 2020, the Omaha City Council weighed liquor licensing concerns tied to a high-volume corner store at the intersection, with officials tabling license renewals amid neighborhood worries over foot traffic and incidents, according to The Reader.
Part of a Broader Drop in Omaha Gun Violence
Sunday's shooting comes even as citywide numbers point toward improvement. Omaha Police Department statistics released in January 2026 showed non-fatal shootings had fallen 66 percent and overall violent crime had dropped 3 percent from 2025 into 2026 year-to-date, with the department crediting data-driven proactive policing and community partnerships. Independent first-quarter 2026 figures from the Major Cities Chiefs Association similarly recorded 50 aggravated assaults and 2 criminal homicides in Omaha, down from 65 aggravated assaults and 7 homicides during the same period in 2025.
