Charles Rockwood, 47, a White male, was found dead in the early hours of May 24, 2020, in a South Omaha alley near 24th Street and Poppleton Avenue. Officers first responded at 2:10 a.m. to a well-being check that was quickly upgraded to a shooting. When they arrived, they discovered his body behind a nearby house and pronounced him dead at the scene.
Investigators said they were looking for a dark-colored Hummer seen leaving the area, and began piecing together the events that led to the gunfire.
Within days, detectives identified a suspect and made an arrest. On May 27, 2020, police arrested 59-year-old Rickey Bradberry in connection with the killing and booked him into Douglas County Corrections on counts including first-degree murder, use of a weapon to commit a felony, and felon in possession. The case shifted from a frantic search for a vehicle to a focused homicide investigation with a named defendant in custody.
Public records documenting the incident list Rockwood as the victim of a fatal shooting in Omaha on May 24, 2020, aligning with the details released by police and local media reports at the time. Memorial and archival entries likewise record his age and the date of his death, underscoring the suddenness of the violence that ended his life in the alley before dawn.
