Saturday, March 27, 2010

Omaha, NE: Bail set at $1.1M for suspect in Omaha shooting

Associated Press - March 26, 2010 6:35 PM ET

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Bail has been set at $1.1 million for an Omaha man suspected of fatally shooting his girlfriend.

Mark Beckwith appeared Friday morning at a court hearing. He's charged with manslaughter in the Tuesday death of 41-year-old Tamatha Coppock.

Beckwith with still in the Douglas County jail later Friday. It was not immediately know whether he had an attorney.

Police say officers responding to reports of a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a midtown apartment building found Coppock suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to an Omaha hospital, where she died.

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