Suspects Arrested After Bloomfield Double-Homicide

FEBRUARY 20, 2024 (BLOOMFIELD, NEB.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol has arrested two people following a shooting that claimed two lives in Bloomfield Tuesday morning.

At approximately 9:30 a.m., local authorities received a report of a shooting that had occurred at Curt’s Lanes and Dining, at 112 W. Grant Street in Bloomfield. At that location, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Bloomfield Police Department located two deceased men, each with apparent gunshot wounds. The Bloomfield Police Department requested assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol to investigate the incident.

Preliminary investigation led to the identification of a person of interest, identified as Alias Reed, 25, of Bloomfield. Reed was located a short time later and taken into custody.

Following further investigation, Reed has been arrested for two counts of first-degree murder. Reed’s girlfriend, Kaylyne Sweazy, 27, has been arrested for tampering with evidence. Reed was lodged in Knox County Jail. Sweazy was lodged in Antelope County Jail. 

Preliminarily, investigators believe the shooting occurred during an altercation between Reed and the victims at the bowling alley. Reed and Sweazy were located a short time later at their home.

The Nebraska State Patrol has been assisted by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Bloomfield Police Department. The investigation is ongoing.

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