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Case Description
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Derrick Vaughn, 18, a Black/African American male, died on July 13, 2016, in Omaha, Nebraska, after an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot while handling a firearm inside a family member’s home near 36th and Grand. Police identified him at the scene and described the shooting as an accident. Loved ones gathered outside the house through the afternoon, remembering a young man who had just graduated from Northwest High School weeks earlier.

Officers were dispatched to the 4700 block of No ...Read More
Victim Details

Derrick Vaughn

Male

Black / African American

Omaha

NE

2016-07-13

18

Derrick

Vaughn

Accidental

12/01/2025