Second-Degree Murder Fugitive

Eder Arteaga-Lomeli is most wanted for second-degree murder

June 13, 2010

NEBRASKA FUGITIVE NEWS -- Omaha police have been searching since December 2008 for a fugitive who shot two men, killing one and wounding the other. Eder Arteaga-Lomeli a.k.a. "Jiar" is most wanted on charges of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and two counts of use of a weapon to commit a felony.

Second-Degree murder fugitive, Eder Arteaga-Lomeli

On December 28, 2008 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Eder Arteaga-Lomeli allegedly fatally shot 31-year-old Timothy Potts and wounded 26-year-old Mario I. Beltran-Rodriguez. A third person in the company of Potts, was his cousin, David L. Wagner. This man ran from the scene and was eventually arrested several days later after a highspeed chase.

The shooting took place at the Citadel Apartment complex located in a high crime area of Omaha. It is believed Potts along with Wagner, went to the Citadel Apartment complex in order to retrieve a television from another individual. While at the apartment complex, Arteaga-Lomeli shot the two men.

After the shooting, Potts, was rushed to the Nebraska Medical Center where he later died of the gunshot wound inflicted by Arteaga-Lomeli. Meantime, Beltran-Rodriguez was transported by a private vehicle to Bergen Mercy Hospital where he was treated and eventually recovered from his injuries.

Eder Arteaga-Lomeli is described as:

• Birth Date: 1985
• Height: 66 inches
• Weight: 140 pounds
• Eyes: Brown
• Hair: Black
• Complexion: light
• Sex: Male
• Race: Latino
• Warrant Number: 1835333

Eder Arteaga-Lomeli last known address was at 8205 Wilson Drive in Ralston, Nebraska, which is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of this killer fugitive is asked to contact the Omaha Police Department's Homicide Unit at 402-444-5656, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 402-444-7867.