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Payton Benson
Death by Force
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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.
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Payton Benson
Female
Black / African American
Omaha
NE
2014-01-15
5
Payton
Benson
Yes
11/20/2025
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Hey everyone, I've been thinking a lot about the steps law enforcement took in Payton Benson's case.... ...Read More
12/08/2024
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the law enforcement officers who responded to the scene after Payto... ...Read More
05/27/2024
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