Robert Hawkins killed eight people before fatally shooting himself in the Westroads Mall near Omaha, Nebraska on December 5, 2007. The victims were a combination of store employees and customers ranging in age from 24 to 66.
Victims:
- Gary Scharf (customer)
- John McDonald (customer)
- Angie Schuster (employee)
- Maggie Webb (employee)
- Janet Jorgensen (employee)
- Diane Trent (employee)
- Gary Joy (employee)
- Beverly Flynn (employee)
Fast Facts:
- According to police, victims were chosen at random
- Mayor Mike Fahey: "Omaha is a good city and wonderful people, and we will not accept this evil action to occur in our community."
Omaha Shooting Victims News and Background
- KETV.com: LIVE COVERAGE: Omaha Police, Mayor Outline Westroads Shooting
- Google News: Omaha Shooting Victims
- KETV: Final Westroads Shooting Victim Released From Hospital (January 2, 2008)
- KETV.com: Victims' Names Expected On Thursday (December 6, 2007)
- Police Chief Thomas Warren, Governor Dave Heineman and Mayor Mike Fahey discussed the case and the victims at a press conference on 9:30 am on December 6.
- CBS News: A Visit to the Mall, Then Gunshots (December 6, 2007)
- Jeff Schaffart was wounded during the attack, and described the ordeal on CBS's The Early Show. "I could hear my wife, Carrie, yell, 'Get down! Get down! But I didn't."
- The Denver Post: "9 dead in Omaha mall shooting" (December 6, 2007)
- A woman who knew Hawkins indicated that he had recently been fired from a job at McDonald's and left by his girlfriend, causing him to become despondent and potentially suicidal. Hawkins' friend, Shawn Sanders, confirmed he had been depressed for months.
- FoxNews.com: Gunman Kills Eight, Then Himself, at Omaha Shopping Mall (December 6, 2007)
- The killer, Robert Hawkins, left a suicide note predicting that the crime would make him famous. His victims were discovered on the second and third floors of the Westroads Mall.
- Gateway Pundit: Omaha Mall Shooting- At Least 9 Are Dead!! (December 5, 2007)
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