A Quiet Night, A Shattered Future

In Omaha, what should have been an ordinary, peaceful night turned into heartbreak. Destacia Straughn and her two-year-old daughter, Kenacia, lost their lives in an act of gun violence that has left a family and a community devastated.

Authorities say the tragedy unfolded amid escalating tensions and unresolved conflict involving Destacia’s estranged boyfriend. In the chaos, three other women survived — now carrying the physical and emotional scars of a moment that changed everything.

A young mother.
A little girl with her whole life ahead of her.
Dreams that will never have the chance to unfold.

As the legal process moves forward , loved ones are left to mourn not only who Destacia and Kenacia were, but all they were meant to become.

Their deaths have reignited urgent conversations about gun violence  and the dangers of intimate partner violence — and the critical need for prevention, protection, and accountability.

Tonight, Omaha grieves.
And two names are spoken with love, sorrow, and remembrance.