Robert A. Hawkins and the 2007 Westroads Mall Shooting
Overview
On December 5, 2007, 19-year-old Robert Arthur Hawkins carried out a mass shooting inside the Von Maur department store at Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska. In a span of approximately six minutes, he murdered eight people and wounded four others before killing himself. It was Nebraska�s deadliest mass murder since 1958.
Timeline of the Attack
Hawkins entered the store shortly before 1:36 p.m. CST, left, and returned a few minutes later with a semi-automatic rifle. He took the elevator to the third floor and began firing at about 1:43 p.m., moving across floors and targeting victims in open areas and at the customer service desk. He fired 41 rounds in total and died by suicide at approximately 1:49 p.m.
Location
The shooting occurred inside the Von Maur department store located in Westroads Mall, a major shopping center in Omaha, Nebraska.
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