December 5 – The Westroads Mall Shooting
Description
On December 5, 2007, a quiet afternoon of holiday shopping in Omaha, Nebraska, turned into a nightmare. Nineteen-year-old Robert Hawkins walked into the Von Maur department store at Westroads Mall with a stolen semi-automatic rifle and opened fire. In just six minutes, he killed eight innocent people, wounded four more, and then took his own life.
In today’s episode, we explore the devastating timeline of the attack, the lives of those lost and forever changed, and the difficult aftermath that followed. We also examine the broader questions of mental health, gun access, and public safety—and how a community comes together to remember, grieve, and heal.
Victims remembered in this episode:
- Beverly Flynn
- Janet Jorgensen
- Gary Joy
- Angie Schuster
- Dianne Trent
- Maggie Webb
- John McDonald
- Gary Scharf
A tragedy measured not only in numbers—but in lives lived and lost.
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