Robert Somerville, a 31-year-old Black man, was shot on Sunday, May 23, 2010, in North Omaha and died from his wounds. He was found behind a residence on Willis Avenue, near the 24th and Lake area, a neighborhood that had been shaken by multiple shootings that weekend. Burial records list his full name as Robert Lemario Somerville and confirm the May 23 date and his age.
News reports from that weekend describe a cascade of gunfire across the city culminating in Somerville s death.
Radio traffic archived by local monitoring enthusiasts pinpointed the scene as behind 2488 Willis, noting a male victim who was code 4 deceased and two wounded women, details that align with the broader accounts of a violent stretch in North Omaha.
Relatives described Somerville as deeply devoted to family very family oriented, hard working, always dancing, smiling a snapshot of a life interrupted that resonated in local coverage. Those remembrances ran alongside police appeals for information as detectives canvassed the neighborhood in the hours after the shooting.
In the years since, no arrests have been publicly announced in connection with the killing. Listings that track unresolved Omaha homicides continue to treat Somerville s case as unsolved, underscoring how it remains an open investigation and a lingering absence for those who knew him.
