- Neighbors in downtown Omaha are searching for answers after a shooting occurred on their block
- A local photography business has experienced issues with vandalism and is considering leaving the area
- The Omaha Police Department has added overtime officers and extra patrols to help ensure safety in the neighborhood
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Last week a deadly shooting occurred near 16th and Farnam, neighbors are still trying to understand how something like this could happen on their block.
“People are used to this perhaps in bigger cities and stuff like that and it’s happening here,” said resident Tom Dinaro.
Earlier this year, the Omaha Downtown Improvement District held a forum for neighbors where they said they were making strides in safety by offering lions gate security and adding lights to alley ways. A local photography business says they have yet to see these changes.
“I’d heard about the lighting. I’ve heard, I’ve even heard stories of we’ll have artists down here like painting murals and it’s all gonna be pretty and that never happened,” said business owner Sammie Rodriguez.