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Woman killed, man injured in overnight shooting in Omaha

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Posted at 9:49 AM, Aug 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-08-02 13:17:29-04

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) - Police in Omaha say a woman was killed in an early-morning shooting, and officers arrested a suspect in the case.

Police say in a news release that the shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday in north Omaha. Arriving officers found a critically injured woman, later identified as 45-year-old Jennifer Hickman, and rushed her to a hospital, where she died.

Police say a 41-year-old man also was injured in the shooting, but is expected to survive.

Later Sunday, police arrested 22-year-old SirTommy Sutton on suspicion of criminal homicide and a weapons charge.

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