Teen suspect in Omaha high school parking lot incident turns himself in

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Authorities searching for 17-year-old after a shot was fired during a gathering in the parking lot of Elkhorn North High School earlier this month, turned themselves in to the Douglas County Sheriff .

Aden Ashburn, who had been considered “armed and dangerous,” turned himself in Friday morning, according to an update from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. He faces charges of unlawful and intentional discharge of a firearm; use of a firearm to commit a crime; and illegal possession of a firearm by a juvenile offender.

DCSO said earlier this week that they planned to book him as an adult.

Authorities said Aden was among four people who caused a disturbance in the Elkhorn North High School parking lot on Monday, June 3. Police responding to a “shots fired” call said they found several spent handgun shell casings, but no signs of physical injury.

DCSO said before taking Aden into custody that “the recent escalation of criminal activity is a major community concern.”

Witnesses told DCSO that about 100 young adults were loitering in the parking lot and at least one fight broke out there between two men. DCSO said at least four people were armed with handguns and one of them allegedly fired shots into the air several times, after which the crowd fled.

Three people were arrested in the days that followed.

Lionel Johnson, 19, was arrested in a crowd gathered behind Lifegate Church, located near 155th Street and West Dodge Road. He was charged with attempted felonious assault, use of a weapon to commit a felony and discharging a weapon near a vehicle or building. He was also wanted on an outstanding warrant in Lancaster County for possession of a firearm on school grounds.

Brendan Helms, 20, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm on school grounds, possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person and aiding and abetting a felony. At the time of his arrest, he was out of jail on bond for criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Deputies also arrested a fourth suspect, a boy, who faces charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm on school grounds.

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