Do you know who murdered MarRico Gafford Sr? MarRico Gafford Sr., a Black male, was shot on the night of January 8, 2002, in Omaha, Nebraska. Around 9:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of North 33rd and Larimore Streets after reports of gunfire. They found him suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and he was rushed to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. The corner where he was discovered sits within a residential stretch of streets where winter darkness drops early, and that night it held the wail of sirens
and the churn of arriving cruisers as detectives marked shell casings and tried to trace the path of the shooter.
Accounts gathered later described Gafford sitting in the front seat of a 1987 Chevrolet Caprice with the passenger door open just before the attack. The positioning suggested the shooter may have approached from the passenger side, firing into the car at close range. Despite a rapid response and medical transport, his wounds proved fatal soon after arrival at the hospital. The scene yielded precious few immediate answers, and what evidence there was placement of the vehicle, the open door, the close distance implied by the wounds hinted at a targeted encounter rather than random crossfire.
In the years since, investigators have kept the case open. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly named. The case remains active with Omaha authorities, who have continued to ask for community tips and have highlighted the availability of a reward for information that leads to an arrest. The enduring absence of an arrest has left the investigation dependent on any witness recollections or new leads that might surface, a cold case defined by a handful of hard details from that winter night and the hope that someone will finally come forward.
