Police have confirmed nine people are dead after a young man opened fire in a busy mall in Omaha, Neb., on Wednesday. The shooter, brandishing a rifle, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after killing eight people in the busy shopping centre, Omaha police said. Witnesses said he was firing at his victims below from a third-floor balcony. Police identified the gunman as Robert A. Hawkins, 19, of Bellevue, Neb. Authorities recovered an SKS assault rifle from the scene.
A law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Omaha television station KETV that a family friend found a suicide note at the home where Hawkins was staying. The note referenced the young man's wish to "go out in style," KETV reported. Omaha police Sgt. Teresa Negron told reporters the shootings had ended by the time officers responded six minutes later to a 911 call from the Westroads Mall, located in an affluent neighbourhood on the city's west side.
Soon afterward, people emerged from the mall with their hands raised in the air, some still clutching shopping bags. Screams broke out and shoppers and employees ran for their lives when the shooting began. Some people reportedly barricaded themselves in dressing rooms and prayed.
I often hear that guns shock in the Canada around the Canada. I felt that Canada is not safest country anymore. My parent decided to send Canada for study, because Canada is one of the most safest country, and one of the best eduction in the World, but I heard that these kind of new, I knew Canada is not safest ocuntry in the world. I sad that I heard this new, and I hope this wouldn’t be happen anymore; governent should jair the gun in the country.
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