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December 6, 2007

Suicidal Gunman Takes The Lives Of Eight Inside Of An Omaha Mall

Origin of Photo - CBS News.com - AP Photo/Nati Harnik


Nineteen year old Robert Hawkins of Omaha Nebraska decided to take his own life, but he didn't stop there. He walked into a mall packed with holiday shoppers and started firing his gun, killing eight people before he shot himself.

Anderson Cooper of CNN.com spoke to Hawkins landlord, who was the one who found the suicide letter. She said that he called her the day of the shootings to say what sounded like his goodbyes and to tell her how sorry he was for everything.

In his suicide note he wrote...Now I'll be famous...

Police are still investigating and the names of the eight victims have not yet been released. More information about the victims as well as the gunman will be found out in the upcoming hours and days, this is a very sad and tragic event indeed.

CNN.com is continuously updating this story so visit their website for recent updates.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Omaha mall, not Oklahoma.

Christy said...

Hi Anonymous,

Oops, thank you for your help on that, it's appreciated.

JenWriter said...

How Terrible. I don't understand why things like this happen.

Christy said...

Hi Jen,

I know, I don't understand either. It's horrible.

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