Black male, 29-year-old Marquez Daye was shot on a Sunday night while driving near 37th and Ames Avenue in Omaha. His car struck two other vehicles before coming to a stop. He was rushed to the Nebraska Medical Center in critical condition and died from his injuries on August 30, 2011. Local coverage at the time noted his death came amid a spate of late-summer shootings in the city.
Police described the initial attack as gunfire into his vehicle as it moved through the neighborhood, a sudden burst that left little chance to react before the crash. The brief, chaotic scene was the last trace of movement before responders pulled him from the car and medics worked to keep him alive on the way to the hospital. His obituary later confirmed his identity and date of death.
Investigators asked for leads but did not announce a suspect. Public summaries of the case indicate no arrests were made, and the homicide remains unsolved, a cold space in the city s records that offers no resolution about who fired the shots or why they were aimed at him that night.
