 Strong depicted in an undated photo. | |
| Date | June 24, 1969 |
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| Time | 10:35 pm |
| Location | 1701 North 21st Street, Omaha, Nebraska |
| Also known as | Logan Fontenelle Homes Housing Project |
| Cause | Police shooting |
| Participants | James Loder |
| Outcome | Death |
| Deaths | Vivian Strong |
| Burial | Mount Hope Cemetery, Omaha |
| Charges | Manslaughter |
On June 24, 1969, Vivian Strong, a 14-year-old Black American girl, was killed in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, when a white police officer shot her in the back of the head without warning. The white police officer, and his Black partner, had been dispatched to the location because there were "juveniles breaking in." When they arrived at the scene a small group of teenagers fled out of an abandoned apartment where they had been dancing. The killing sparked three days of riots in Omaha's predominantly Black Northeast neighborhood.
After being suspended and then fired, the officer was charged with and pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. After the case, in which he personally testified, he was acquitted by an all-white jury and served two more years on the Omaha police force.
The shooting has since been showcased in several theatrical adaptations.