An Omaha man has been sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for his role in the shooting death of 18-year-old Darren Greer in the Benson neighborhood last December. Barry Burrus was sentenced on charges of criminal conspiracy and possession of a firearm while committing a felony, after an earlier first-degree murder charge against him was dropped following a plea deal under which he pleaded guilty on June 29.
From Murder Charge to Plea Deal
According to KETV, Burrus was sentenced in Omaha to the 15-to-30-year term tied to the conspiracy and firearm counts. The case had originally pointed toward a murder trial, but that changed after Burrus struck a plea agreement over the summer. WOWT reported that Burrus, listed there as 19, pleaded guilty on June 29 to criminal conspiracy-robbery and entered a no-contest plea to possession of a deadly weapon in commission of a felony — though an earlier report from ketv.com had listed Burrus as 18 when the charges were first filed.
The shooting that killed Greer happened on Dec. 12, 2025, near North 61st Street and Bedford Avenue in Omaha, per the same ketv.com account of the case. Greer, 18, was shot and later died at the hospital from his injuries, according to the station's report.
Co-Defendant Convicted, Sentencing Still Ahead
Burrus was not the only person arrested in connection with the killing. He and a 14-year-old boy were taken into custody in the case, while 19-year-old Kashmiere Burse was also arrested on first-degree murder charges, police said. Burse was ultimately convicted of second-degree murder and a gun charge, and his sentencing has been scheduled for October 15, per the seed report.
The juvenile defendant's case has since been moved from adult court to juvenile court, per the same WOWT account, though the evidence does not establish his identity or the current status of that case.
What Prosecutors Say Led to the Shooting
Prosecutors said in court that Burse told officers the plan was to buy vape cartridges from Greer, and they alleged that Burse and two others walked up to Greer's car and opened fire, according to ketv.com's reporting on the case. Nebraska law treats the use of a firearm to commit a felony as a Class IC felony, according to the Nebraska Legislature.
The exact statutory description of Burrus's firearm-related conviction has varied across reporting, with accounts referencing possession of a firearm while committing a felony and possession of a deadly weapon in commission of a felony. With Burrus now sentenced, attention turns to Burse's sentencing hearing later this month, which will mark the next major step in resolving the case stemming from Greer's death.
