UPDATE 4/18/21 1 PM
OMAHA, Neb. (AP/KMTV) — Police say a teenage boy has been arrested on a murder warrant in a shooting at a Omaha mall that left one man dead and a woman injured.
Omaha police say 16-year-old Makhi Woolridge-Jones was arrested Sunday on a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting Saturday at the Westroads Mall in Omaha.
Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine told 3 News Now that Woolridge-Jones will be charged as an adult.
Eighteen-year-old Brandon Woolridge-Jones was earlier arrested on a charge of being an accessory to the shooting.
Police haven't released the name of a third man they consider a person of interest in the shooting.
Police say 21-year-old Trequez Swift was shot and died at an Omaha hospital.
I also briefly spoke with a representative of Brookfield Properties Retail who owns Westroads Mall. I'll share what they had to say tonight on @3NewsNowOmaha
— Jessika Eidson KMTV (@JessikaEidsonTV) April 18, 2021
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OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) - Omaha Police issued a warrant for first-degree murder for 16-year-old Makhi Woolridge-Jones on Sunday.
The warrant is in connection to a shooting at Westroads Mall on Saturday that left one person dead and another injured.
If you know where he is, call the OPD homicide unit at 402-444-5656 or Omaha Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP.
Police also arrested 18-year-old Brandon Woolridge-Jones on one count of accessory to a felony in connection to the homicide at the mall.
Woolridge-Jones was booked at Douglas County Corrections.
The investigation into Saturday's mall shooting is ongoing.
A note about use of the suspect's mugshot:
KMTV 3 News Now chose to publish the mugshot of a suspect wanted for first-degree murder in the Westroads Mall shooting because police are asking for help in finding him and he may pose a threat to the community. This complies with our newsroom guidelines for publishing mugshots. If and when the suspect is apprehended, we will discontinue using it.
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