OMAHA, Neb. — Authorities said Saturday a man involved in a domestic dispute with his ex-girlfriend fatally shot her two brothers who had arrived at a west Omaha home with a trailer to help her move out, then held the woman hostage during a standoff with police before releasing her and taking his own life.
The confrontation began Friday morning after the ex-girlfriend of Kenneth Clark, 45, came to his house with her two brothers to collect her belongings, Douglas County Chief Deputy Sheriff Thomas Wheeler said. A call made to 911 to report a shooting sent law enforcement officials to the house.
In a statement Saturday, the sheriff’s office said the ex-girlfriend, 42-year-old Julie Edwards, had made prior arrangements with Clark to retrieve her property from his house. She and her brothers, 41-year-old Jason Edwards and 35-year-old John Edwards, went to Clark’s house Friday morning with a rented trailer, and police say Clark was at the house when they arrived.
Investigators believe that as the siblings finished loading the trailer, Clark shot both brothers inside the house, and then took Julie Edwards hostage. Officials say a preliminary investigation shows that John Edwards likely made the call to 911 around 10:30 a.m. Friday.