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Omaha Shooter Led Troubled Young Life

He spent time in institutions for psychiatric problems

By Marcia Greenwood,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 6, 2007 10:42 PM CST

(Newser) – The Omaha youth who went on a shooting rampage in a busy mall spent much of his later teen years in institutions and foster care because of behavioral and psychiatric problems, CNN reports. Robert Hawkins' trouble began five years ago, when he was sent to...   Read full story »

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