Police Identify Omaha Homicide Victim; Arrest Made

Omaha Police identify a person who was fatally stabbed.

Investigators say officers found 55-year old Steve Tangeman suffering from a stab wound at 15th and "Y" Streets Wednesday evening.

Police say he was rushed to a hospital in critical condition with an upper body wound before he died.

Police also make an arrest in this case.

They say 48-year old Alvaro Escamilla Sr. is booked into Douglas County Corrections for manslaughter, use of a weapon - knife- to commit a felony, felon in possession of a weapon, possession of methamphetamine, and outstanding warrants unrelated to this investigation.

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