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Omaha Jewelry Store Where Owner Was Shot Reopens

Milton B. Dortch
Milton B. Dortch

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha jewelry store that was the scene of a fatal shooting last week has reopened for business.

JR’s Jewelry re-opened its doors on Saturday.

On Sept. 17, 71-year-old James Minshall was shot and killed in what police say was a botched robbery.

An 18-year-old Omaha man, Milton Dortch, has been charged with first-degree murder and a weapons county in Minshall’s shooting death. Prosecutors say Dortch also robbed a bank in west Omaha on Sept. 13.

On Saturday, yellow sticky notes holding written condolences and memories of Minshall covered part of the storefront window.

Tracey Bland, Minshall’s daughter says her father would have wanted the business to get back to normal sooner.

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