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Etienne Deroje Lil E.

Case from Omaha, NE dated Sep 24, 2011

Victim Details

Etienne Burns

February 7, 2024

Male

Black / African American

Omaha

NE

2011-09-24

2011-09-24

14

Etienne

Deroje Lil E.

06/24/2026


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Etienne Burns, 14, a Black male, was shot and killed in Omaha, Nebraska, on September 24, 2011. News coverage from that time marked the date plainly: he was gunned down in North Omaha during a violent stretch that left multiple people dead or wounded within roughly a day. He was a Burke High School student, remembered by name in obituaries and remembrances shared in the days that followed.

The killing landed amid simmering tensions among teens; later reporting recalled that Etienne and a ...
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  • Etienne Burns Obituary - Omaha
  • Etienne Deroje' “Lil E.” Burns (1996-2011) - Find a Grave Memorial
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