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John Wesley Gerber

Case from Omaha, NE dated Dec 08, 2009

Victim Details

John Gerber

January 2, 2023

Male

White / Caucasian

Omaha

NE

2009-12-08

2009-12-08

40

John

Wesley Gerber

No

06/25/2026


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John Wesley Gerber, 40, a white male, was shot on the afternoon of December 8, 2009, at 7166 N 30th Street in Omaha. Officers found him wounded and he was rushed to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. He had recently started working at a BP gas station, and the shooting happened during the day while he was on the job.

He had ties to Missouri and had moved to Omaha a couple of years earlier, seeking a fresh start. Family remembrances describe him as a devoted father and a w ...
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