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Western Iowa teen dies after being shot in an Omaha bar

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November 20th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Omaha, NE.) –  Police in Omaha report a 17-year-old from western Iowa who was shot late Friday night in Omaha, has died from his injuries. Authorities say Mauricio Chavez, of Council Bluffs, was shot Friday at around 11:15 p.m., in the area of 42nd and H streets. Officers were called to the Sippin Sirens bar and found Chavez with a gunshot wound. The teen was transported by ambulance to Nebraska Medicine with life-saving measures in progress, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

A suspect and motive in the case were unknown as of the latest report. Anyone with information is asked to call OPD’s homicide unit at 402-444-5656 or Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP.