Three teens arrested in connection with Omaha mass shooting denied bond

The three teens arrested this week in connection with an Omaha mass shooting that killed one and injured five others were denied bond in court Friday morning.

December 1, 2023Updated: December 1, 2023
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The three teens arrested this week in connection with a mass shooting that killed one and injured five others were denied bond in court Friday morning.

William Brown, 19, was formally charged with one count of first-degree murder, five counts of first-degree felony assault, and one count of use of a weapon to commit a felony in Douglas County jail court. Two 17-year-olds were charged with the same felonies in juvenile court.

The charges stem from a drive-by mass shooting near 24th and Clark Streets in north Omaha that claimed the life of 16-year-old Lamarantae Swift on Oct. 1. Five others were wounded in that shooting. Brown and two others were seen in surveillance video of the incident, firing shots from a stolen car.

Three days later, Lamarantae’s cousin, Dontayzhia Swift, was also murdered in a shooting.

All three are scheduled to have preliminary hearings on Jan. 19.

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