Two teens are being charged as adults in the murder of a 64-year-old man in Omaha earlier this week.They are among four juveniles who are accused in the shooting death of Mursal Jama at an apartment complex near 94th Plaza and Cady Court late Tuesday night.Previous coverage: Omaha police arrest 4 juveniles on multiple charges including homicideDouglas County Attorney Don Kleine said 17-year-old Trenton tit*worth-Hunt and 14-year-old Joseph Keyes are being charged as adults. They are scheduled to appear in court Friday at 9 a.m.They both face numerous charges, including felony murder.Two other juveniles, an 11- and a 13-year-old, are also charged with murder, but the 13-year-old cannot legally be charged as an adult because of his age, and the 11-year-old can't even be detained because he is legally too young.The 13-year-old appeared in juvenile court Thursday and will stay in custody. Prosecutors argued the 13-year-old was in possession of one of at least three firearms present during the fatal shooting. They said because of that and his alleged involvement in two armed robberies Tuesday night. He poses a serious threat to the public.Video: Juveniles allegedly attempt to rob men at Omaha gas station hours before homicideThe judge also ordered that the 13-year-old can't have contact with any co-defendants.The 11-year-old waived his hearing. On Thursday, police announced the arrest of a 16-year-old boy who faces criminal homicide, two counts of robbery, three counts of use of a weapon to commit a felony, possession of a gun by a juvenile, and two warrants for unlawful absence charges.KETV NewsWatch 7 is not naming them because they have not been charged as adults, but both have had previous run-ins with the law. READ MORE: Officials believe juvenile suspects in homicide were involved in west Omaha robbery earlier that nightThree days before the deadly shooting, the 13-year-old allegedly ran away from his court-ordered placement. Just one day before the shooting, authorities issued a warrant for his arrest. The 11-year-old's most recent run-in included an alleged theft of two vehicles and possession of a handgun by a minor."That's dangerous at times for the public, and it's dangerous for these individuals. So, and again, when I bring that up, I'm not saying that we want to send the 11-year-old to the penitentiary. I think we want to have some, significant consequence for that person, in the court system," Kleine said."When they run away from home, and they're under 13, we can't place them in detention. They're just going to continue to do this kind of thing. They're stealing cars, they're shooting. They think it's a joke," Brenda Beadle, Douglas County deputy attorney, said."We have to look at our other youth that are, that have had the police contact that have, you know, gotten in lightly trouble per se, and we have to address them and put them in programs and services and work with their families before it escalates," said Tamika Mease with the North Omaha Community Partnership.She said youth are continually exposed to violence and trauma, even if it's just through social media, so crime becomes like a sport for kids. And the risk factors don't register."It's like it's going out bike riding. Instead. It's going out carjacking," Mease said.Kleine said there was a total of six "young people" involved and that this was their alleged second attack from that night.Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
OMAHA, Neb. —
Two teens are being charged as adults in the murder of a 64-year-old man in Omaha earlier this week.
They are among four juveniles who are accused in the shooting death of Mursal Jama at an apartment complex near 94th Plaza and Cady Court late Tuesday night.
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Previous coverage: Omaha police arrest 4 juveniles on multiple charges including homicide
Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said 17-year-old Trenton tit*worth-Hunt and 14-year-old Joseph Keyes are being charged as adults. They are scheduled to appear in court Friday at 9 a.m.
They both face numerous charges, including felony murder.
Two other juveniles, an 11- and a 13-year-old, are also charged with murder, but the 13-year-old cannot legally be charged as an adult because of his age, and the 11-year-old can't even be detained because he is legally too young.
The 13-year-old appeared in juvenile court Thursday and will stay in custody.
Prosecutors argued the 13-year-old was in possession of one of at least three firearms present during the fatal shooting. They said because of that and his alleged involvement in two armed robberies Tuesday night. He poses a serious threat to the public.
Video: Juveniles allegedly attempt to rob men at Omaha gas station hours before homicide
The judge also ordered that the 13-year-old can't have contact with any co-defendants.
The 11-year-old waived his hearing.
On Thursday, police announced the arrest of a 16-year-old boy who faces criminal homicide, two counts of robbery, three counts of use of a weapon to commit a felony, possession of a gun by a juvenile, and two warrants for unlawful absence charges.
KETV NewsWatch 7 is not naming them because they have not been charged as adults, but both have had previous run-ins with the law.
READ MORE: Officials believe juvenile suspects in homicide were involved in west Omaha robbery earlier that night
Three days before the deadly shooting, the 13-year-old allegedly ran away from his court-ordered placement. Just one day before the shooting, authorities issued a warrant for his arrest.
The 11-year-old's most recent run-in included an alleged theft of two vehicles and possession of a handgun by a minor.
"That's dangerous at times for the public, and it's dangerous for these individuals. So, and again, when I bring that up, I'm not saying that we want to send the 11-year-old to the penitentiary. I think we want to have some, significant consequence for that person, in the court system," Kleine said.
"When they run away from home, and they're under 13, we can't place them in detention. They're just going to continue to do this kind of thing. They're stealing cars, they're shooting. They think it's a joke," Brenda Beadle, Douglas County deputy attorney, said.
"We have to look at our other youth that are, that have had the police contact that have, you know, gotten in lightly trouble per se, and we have to address them and put them in programs and services and work with their families before it escalates," said Tamika Mease with the North Omaha Community Partnership.
She said youth are continually exposed to violence and trauma, even if it's just through social media, so crime becomes like a sport for kids. And the risk factors don't register.
"It's like it's going out bike riding. Instead. It's going out carjacking," Mease said.
Kleine said there was a total of six "young people" involved and that this was their alleged second attack from that night.
Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
