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Mall Shooter Spent 2 Years in Treatment

'No indication' he would launch killing spree, says official

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 9, 2007 5:32 AM CST

(Newser) – Mall shooter Robert Hawkins spent two years in extensive care at a Nebraska home for troubled teens, where an official said there was "no indication" he would launch one of the deadliest killing rampages in American history, the New York Times reports. He spent... Read full story »

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'No indication' he would launch killing spree, says official

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