Omaha Barbers Survive Close Shave, Clip Armed Robber

By Bob Owens

Two South Omaha (NB) brothers who own a barbershop established a response plan after they heard about a rash of armed robberies in the neighborhood they serve.

When criminal Luis Ortiz stormed into FadeKings with a shotgun to rob the place the brothers ran their plan, to with almost disastrous results.

Omaha police say a man intent on robbing a South Omaha barbershop Friday morning ended up shot during a gun fight with an employee.

Police initially received a report of shots fired at Fadekings Barbershop at 2907 Q St. shortly around 9:45 a.m.

Officers found Lucas M. Ortiz, 23, on the sidewalk outside suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken into custody and transported to Nebraska Medicine.

Walk into the barbershop Saturday, and you’d never guess it was a crime scene the day before.

Jesse Galvan and his brother, David, had a line of people waiting to get their hair cut Saturday afternoon- business as usual.

The pair survived a dangerous robbery attempt Friday morning. Bullet holes riddle their shop’s front door, back wall and mirror, which has since been taken down and replaced.

“It was so fast, so, so fast,” David said.

The Galvans said only seconds passed from the moment a man came into …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms