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| Gunman goes on rampage at US mall |
| A gunman has opened fire in a shopping centre in the US state of Nebraska, killing eight people before fatally shooting himself, police say.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 6-December-2007
1:30:4 AM |
| A further five people were wounded - two critically - in the shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha.
Police have identified the gunman as Robert Hawkins, 19, from Bellevue, close to Omaha. They said a suicide note had been recovered.
Hawkins struck as the centre was crowded with Christmas shoppers.
Witnesses spoke of shoppers screaming and scrambling to find safe shelter as the gunman struck.
In a statement, President George W Bush - who visited Omaha earlier in the day for a fundraiser - said he was "deeply saddened" by the shootings.
Westroads Mall says it is the largest shopping centre in Nebraska, with more than 135 shops and restaurants.
Hiding
The incident took place inside the upscale Von Maur department store.
Police were called at about 1400 local time (2000 GMT), after receiving a call from inside, said Sgt Teresa Negron.
Jeff Schaffart was shot in the arm as he spent his lunch break shopping with his wife, Reuters news agency reported. He said he hid in a Von Maur women's bathroom, using his tie as a tourniquet to slow the bleeding.
"I was obviously very fortunate. Not a lot of people were so fortunate today," said Mr Schaffart.
Another woman described seeing the gunman on the attack.
"I went around and then I saw the guy in the children's department," she said.
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