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Prosecutor: Gun play led to Omaha shooting death of Iowa man

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April 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Douglas County, Nebraska prosecutor says gun play seems to have led to the death of a 20-year-old western Iowa man in Omaha, and two people have been arrested. Police say 20-year-old Scott Evans, of Council Bluffs, was found dead early Sunday inside a home in north Omaha. Officers were called the house for a report of a shooting.

Officials say 18-year-old Montana Garbez, of Omaha, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and a weapons count, and 19-year-old Serenity Gatan, of Council Bluffs  has been arrested on suspicion of being an accessory. Both were being held in the Douglas County Jail.

Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine tells the Omaha World-Herald that Garbez and Gaytan appeared to have been using a gun in a game similar to Russian roulette, and Evans was shot in the head.