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Payton Benson

Case from Omaha, NE dated Jan 15, 2014

Victim Details

Payton Benson

Female

Black / African American

Omaha

NE

2014-01-15

5

Payton

Benson

Yes

07/18/2026

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Payton Benson, a 5-year-old Black girl, was at home in Omaha, Nebraska, on the morning of January 15, 2014, eating breakfast when a stray bullet tore through her house near 45th Street and Bedford Avenue and struck her. Investigators said the gunfire erupted about a block away; she was not the intended target. Police later described the shooting as stemming from an exchange aimed at rivals on the street outside.

Detectives quickly focused on a dark SUV seen leaving the area and made a st ...
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  • Family reacts to new charges in Payton Benson case - KETV
  • Omaha man sentenced for shooting death of 5-year-old girl - KETV
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