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Investigation ongoing in 47th and Lafayette shooting

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Omaha Police are looking for the public's assistance in solving a weekend shooting. 

Crews were called to an apartment building near 47th and Lafayette around 9 p.m. Saturday night. 

Once inside the apartment, they found the victim 24-year-old Ring Akol, who had been shot in the chest. Witnesses say the suspect stormed into the apartment, shot Akol in the chest, and then ran away. 

Akol is in critical condition and the investigation is ongoing.