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Sylas Lieb

Case from Omaha, NE dated Feb 12, 2020

Victim Details

Sylas Lieb

Male

Omaha

NE

2020-02-12

15

Sylas

Lieb

Yes

07/12/2026

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On the evening of February 12, 2020, in a residence near 35th and Hamilton Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, 15-year-old Sylas Lieb, a male, was fatally shot. Police were called to the home around 7:15 p.m. and found the teenager deceased from a gunshot wound to his chest. At the time of the incident, Lieb, a sophomore at Omaha Central High School, was with his 14-year-old friend and an 18-year-old. The group had reportedly been smoking marijuana throughout the day.

The ensuing investigation le ...
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  • Omaha.com: Omaha Central student, 15, killed in shooting near 35th and Hamilton; 14-year-old arrested
  • https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nebraska/articles/2020-02-13/14-year-old-suspected-of-shooting-to-death-omaha-teen
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    I cannot shake the sadness when I think about Sylas Lieb and the senseless nature of his death. As I... ...Read More
    10/02/2024
    This whole situation just makes me so sad. I keep thinking about how a 14-year-old boy living in our... ...Read More
    10/05/2023
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