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Former Denison-Schleswig athlete dies from gunshot wounds in Omaha

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April 8th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police in Omaha say a large gathering for a barbecue in an Omaha park — despite an order that limits crowds to fewer than 10 people — ended in a fatal shooting at around 9:30-p.m. Tuesday. One of the victims was a former Denison-Schleswig athlete, 18-year old Waw Gach. Gach, whose family came to the U.S. from Sudan, died at a local hospital. Gach was member of the football and track and field teams during his year at Denison-Schleswig High School, in Denison.

The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in Benson Park, where police say three people were wounded. The victims were found in the park’s parking lot and were taken to area hospitals. The other victims, including a 19-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl, suffered injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.

Police say they had been called earlier to the park to break up the gathering of about 100 people.