One person was critically injured in a shooting near 36th and L streets in South Omaha early Sunday morning, with police arriving at the scene around 4 a.m. It remains unclear whether anyone has been arrested in connection with the shooting.
According to KETV, Omaha police responded to the area early Sunday and found the victim suffering from critical injuries. The station reported that investigators had not yet said whether any suspects had been taken into custody as of the time of its report.
Few other details have been released about what led to the shooting or who was involved. The station's report did not include information about a possible motive, a suspect description, or the victim's current condition beyond the initial critical injury.
Another Recent Omaha Shooting Raised Similar Questions
The South Omaha shooting comes just days after a separate shooting sent two men to the hospital following an incident at a Mega Saver gas station near 144th and Blondo streets in West Omaha, as reported by WOWT. In that case, 31-year-old David Seyler was booked at Douglas County Corrections on suspicion of first-degree assault, terroristic threats, and use of a weapon to commit a felony, the outlet reported. Police later clarified that both victims' injuries in the West Omaha shooting appeared to be non-life-threatening.
Crime Data Shows Mixed Picture Citywide
The two incidents arrive against a backdrop of declining overall crime numbers in Omaha. The Omaha Police Department reported a 10 percent year-over-year decrease in overall crime in 2025, following a 14 percent reduction the year before, according to a statement from the Omaha Police Department. Property crime fell by 11 percent in 2025, but the department noted that overall violent crime remained virtually flat during the same period.
The department also reported that its homicide unit achieved a 100 percent clearance rate for the third consecutive year in 2025. Omaha recorded 26 homicides that year, down significantly from the 50 homicides logged in 2015, per the department's own figures. Residents can track incident-level crime statistics for the city through the department's publicly available data, which the Omaha Police Department says is updated daily for year-to-date figures.
No further details were available Sunday morning about the shooting near 36th and L streets, and it was not immediately clear whether the two recent shootings were connected in any way beyond their proximity in timing.
