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James B. Wilson Jr.

Case from Omaha, NE dated Aug 20, 1995

Victim Details

James B. Wilson Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Omaha

NE

1995-08-20

24

James

B. Wilson Jr.

Yes

07/06/2026

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James B. “Jimmy” Wilson Jr., 24, a white male, was working an evening shift in Omaha on August 20, 1995 when a routine stop became an ambush. Shortly after radioing in a van with fictitious plates, he was attacked before he could even step from his cruiser. Two occupants spilled from the van near 40th and Blondo and opened fire with an AK-47 rifle and a 9 mm pistol, striking him as he sat belted in with his microphone still in his hand. The burst of gunfire ended the life of a third-generati ...
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