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Gilberto Hernandez-Vazquez

Case from Omaha, NE dated Aug 23, 2012

Victim Details

Gilberto Hernandez-Vazquez

January 2, 2023

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Omaha

NE

2012-08-23

2012-08-23

63

Gilberto

Hernandez-Vazquez

06/21/2026


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Gilberto Hernandez-Vazquez, a 63-year-old Hispanic/Latino male, was working his neighborhood ice cream route in South Omaha on the evening of August 23, 2012, when violence found him. Around 8:22 p.m., near 19th and Y Street, he was shot while selling from his ice cream stand. First responders found him lying in the roadway, where Omaha Fire Department personnel began aid before he was rushed to the hospital. He did not survive.

Neighbors knew him simply as the ice cream manï the gentle ...
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  • Cold Case Details - Omaha Police Department
  • New evidence released in murder of Omaha's 'Ice Cream Man' - KETV
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