Victim identified in deadly shooting in west Lincoln parking lot

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Police have identified the man killed Friday during a shooting in a west Lincoln parking lot.

Franciso Alvis, 25, was shot and killed in the Russ’s Market parking lot at South Coddington Avenue and West A streets around 10 p.m.

Lincoln Police Capt. Ben Miller said 20-year-old Ge’Auvieon Crayton shot Alvis during a marijuana deal inside the victim’s pickup truck.  Police think Alvis was selling the marijuana.

Alvis then ran to a Jeep in the parking lot and held onto its door as it drove off.  He let go at a nearby intersection, where witnesses found him with a fully loaded 9 mm handgun, Miller said.

Alvis was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

Investigators found a bullet hole in the truck’s driver’s side door and recovered a “significant” amount of marijuana, Miller said.  A single slug, consistent with a 40-caliber handgun, was also discovered on the pavement outside of the vehicle.

On Saturday around 7 p.m., investigators took Crayton into custody near 25th and Holdrege streets.  He was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony.

Investigators searched Crayton’s home and found live rounds that matched the bullets recovered at the scene and a handgun magazine, according to police.

Police are seeking additional witnesses of the shooting.  Anyone with information is asked to call police at 402-441-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.