Omaha Shooter Recently Fired From Job

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M50o93H7pQ09L8X1t49cHY01Z5j4TT91fGfr Omaha Shooter Recently Fired From Job
Published: Wed, December 05, 2007 - 10:50 pm
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 11:14 pm
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A woman who knew him says the man believed
responsible for a deadly rampage today at an Omaha, Nebraska, mall
was troubled.
A law enforcement official says 20-year old Robert Hawkins died
of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the mall where he killed eight
people and wounded five others. Witnesses say the gunman fired down
from a third-floor balcony.
The woman who owns the home where Hawkins lived described him as
a "lost pound puppy that nobody wanted." She says Hawkins was
fired from his job at a McDonald's this week and had recently
broken up with his girlfriend.
Police used a bomb robot to access a vehicle left in the mall
parking lot that is believed to have belonged to Hawkins. Officers
had seen some wires under some clothing, but no bomb was found.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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