Lafayette Antonio Reed

Lafayette Antonio Reed, 27, was a son of Omaha whose life was shared with family, friends and the neighborhood he knew well. Public records and news reporting identify him as one of two young cousins who gathered with others in the early hours of May 5, 2015; that morning, his life ended suddenly and left a lasting loss for those who loved him.

While detailed public accounts of Lafayette’s private life are limited in the published record, the facts that are available point to a young man who was part of a close-knit family circle. He is repeatedly named alongside his cousin, Diondre Mitchell, in contemporary news coverage of the May 5, 2015 double fatality in a North Omaha home. Those accounts repeatedly note the ages of both men and the place where family and community members once expected the evening to continue into morning — a reminder that Lafayette’s life was lived among relatives and neighbors.

Public appeals and later law-enforcement updates show that Lafayette’s death remained in the thoughts of his community for years. The Omaha Police Department kept the double homicide on its cold-case listings, and local media periodically covered the family’s pleas for information. In December 2022, police arrested a suspect in the killings, an event described in contemporaneous reporting as a significant development for the families grieving since 2015.

Because there is no published, family-authorized obituary located that matches both Lafayette Antonio Reed’s full name and the exact date of death, this remembrance is written carefully from the verified public record. It does not claim private details beyond what reliable sources supply. What remains clear is that Lafayette was a young man whose life mattered to people who knew him — cousins, family and others who now carry his memory. This page honors him by recording his name, the date his life ended, and the human cost felt by those who loved him.

If family members or close friends wish to share memories, photographs, or corrections to ensure Lafayette is remembered more fully, a memorial page can be expanded with those personal remembrances and details that do justice to his life.