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  • February 2008

    • Notoriety Drives Mass Shooters

      ABC News  |  Feb 10, 08 3:19 PM CST

      Notoriety Drives Mass Shooters

      (Newser) - Gunfire ripped out across the country last week in a spate of deadly shootings that were unrelated but for one haunting thread: the shooters’ desire for attention, a forensic psychiatrist tells ABC News. “We have to take the Paris Hilton attention-seeking out of crime, or innocent people will be killed,” Dr. Michael Welner says. More »

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  • December 2007

    • Mall Shooter Took Gun While Briefly Alone

      Omaha World-Herald  |  Dec 13, 07 12:30 PM CST

      Mall Shooter Took Gun While Briefly Alone

      (Newser) - The night before the Omaha mall shootings, Robert Hawkins' mother went Christmas shopping for an hour. In that hour alone in his ex-stepfather's house, reports the Omaha World-Herald, the 19-year-old stole the assault rifle he used to randomly kill eight people the next day. At dinner, Hawkins told his mother that he'd lost his job, but seemed "neutral." More »

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      crime  • gun  • gunman  • Omaha mall shooting  • Robert Hawkins

    • Mall Shooter Spent 2 Years in Treatment

      New York Times  |  Dec 9, 07 5:32 AM CST

      Mall Shooter Spent 2 Years in Treatment

      (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 a total of five years in juvenile services programs, costing some $265,000. More »

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      murder  • suicide  • shooting  • Nebraska  • Omaha mall shooting  • Robert Hawkins  • juveniles

    • Omaha Mall Reopens Under Heavy Security

      Associated Press  |  Dec 8, 07 12:35 PM CST

      Omaha Mall Reopens Under Heavy Security

      (Newser) - The Omaha mall where 19-year-old Robert Hawkins unleashed his killing spree re-opened for business today under tighter security, the AP reports. “I came in here and I was wondering how I would feel about it,” the mayor said, “but I feel fine.” The Von Maur store where Hawkins actually opened fire remains closed indefinitely. More »

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    • 'I've Just Snapped,' Writes Mall Shooter

      Associated Press  |  Dec 7, 07 7:02 PM CST

      'I've Just Snapped,' Writes Mall Shooter

      (Newser) - The Omaha mall gunman apologized to family and friends in a suicide note released today and says he "just snapped" before killing eight people and himself in a shopping mall, the AP reports. "I know everyone will remember me as some sort of monster but please understand that I just don't want to be a burden," wrote Robert Hawkins, 19. "I just want to take a few pieces of (expletive) with me." More »

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      murder  • suicide  • shooting  • Omaha  • will  • Omaha mall shooting  • Robert Hawkins  • suicide note

    • Mall Gunman Photos Released

      Associated Press  |  Dec 7, 07 4:39 PM CST

      Mall Gunman Photos Released

      (Newser) - Images from surveillance videos showing Robert Hawkins, the 19-year-old who killed eight people, and then himself, at Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, Wednesday, were released by the authorities today, the AP reports. Three still images taken by mall security cameras show Hawkins walking into the mall seemingly unarmed, then with a concealed weapon beneath his clothes, and finally firing an AK-47. More »

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      surveillance  • Omaha mall shooting  • Robert Hawkins  • AK 47

    • Omaha Shooter Cased Store, Smuggled Gun

      CNN  |  Dec 6, 07 3:52 PM CST

      Omaha Shooter Cased Store, Smuggled Gun

      (Newser) - 19-year-old Robert Hawkins briefly looked around the Von Maur department store yesterday before leaving, only to return six minutes later and open fire with a stolen AK-47 in the Omaha rampage that left nine dead. Upon reentry, Hawkins was "concealing something balled up in a hooded sweatshirt," police said. The gun apparently belonged to Hawkins' stepfather, Reuters reports. More »

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      crime  • Omaha  • Omaha mall shooting  • Robert Hawkins  • mall shooting

    • Mall Shooter Was Depressed, Seemed 'Gentle'

      Associated Press  |  Dec 6, 07 11:34 AM CST

      Mall Shooter Was Depressed, Seemed 'Gentle'

      (Newser) - Robert Hawkins—who killed 8 people and himself at an Omaha mall yesterday—had been treated for depression, and had prior arrests for drug possession and disorderly conduct. But the woman who took him in, after he had a falling out with his family, thought he was getting better, and considered him benign. He showed her an SKS semiautomatic rifle the night before his attack, Debora Maruca-Kovac told the Omaha World-Herald , but she thought little of it. More »

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      Omaha  • Omaha mall shooting  • Robert Hawkins

    • Gunman at Omaha Mall Upset Over Being Fired

      Omaha World-Herald  |  Dec 5, 07 7:54 PM CST

      Gunman at Omaha Mall Upset Over Being Fired

      (Newser) - The 19-year-old gunman who killed eight people and himself in a busy Omaha shopping mall today had been fired from his job at McDonald's hours earlier after being accused of stealing $17, the Omaha World-Herald reports. Robert A. Hawkins, who opened fire on afternoon shoppers with a rifle, left a suicide saying he would be "going out in style," police told WOWT-TV. More »

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