Robert Hawkins had been treated for depression and had prior arrests for drug possession and disorderly conduct. But the woman who took him in, after he had a falling out with his family, thought he was getting better, and considered him benign...even though he showed her an SKS semiautomatic rifle the night before his attack.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 03 Dec 2008 22:23:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14016/mall-shooter-took-gun-while-briefly-alone.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe night before the Omaha mall shootings, Robert Hawkins' mother went Christmas shopping for an hour. In that hour alone in his ex-stepfather's house, reports the Omaha World-Herald, the 19-year-old stole the assault rifle he used to randomly kill eight people the next day. At dinner, Hawkins told his mother that he'd lost his job, but seemed "neutral."http://www.newser.com/story/14016/mall-shooter-took-gun-while-briefly-alone.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 13 Dec 2007 11:01:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13599/mall-shooter-spent-2-years-in-treatment.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMall shooter Robert Hawkins spent two years in extensive care at a Nebraska home for troubled teens, where an official said there was "no indication" he would launch one of the deadliest killing rampages in American history, the New York Times reports. He spent a total of five years in juvenile services programs, costing some $265,000.http://www.newser.com/story/13599/mall-shooter-spent-2-years-in-treatment.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 08 Dec 2007 0:06:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13624/omaha-mall-reopens-under-heavy-security.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Omaha mall where 19-year-old Robert Hawkins unleashed his killing spree re-opened for business today under tighter security, the AP reports. “I came in here and I was wondering how I would feel about it,” the mayor said, “but I feel fine.” The Von Maur store where Hawkins actually opened fire remains closed indefinitely.http://www.newser.com/story/13624/omaha-mall-reopens-under-heavy-security.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 08 Dec 2007 11:47:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13584/ive-just-snapped-writes-mall-shooter.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Omaha mall gunman apologized to family and friends in a suicide note released today and says he "just snapped" before killing eight people and himself in a shopping mall, the AP reports. "I know everyone will remember me as some sort of monster but please understand that I just don't want to be a burden," wrote Robert Hawkins, 19. "I just want to take a few pieces of (expletive) with me."http://www.newser.com/story/13584/ive-just-snapped-writes-mall-shooter.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 07 Dec 2007 18:37:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13582/mall-gunman-photos-released.html?refid=rss_all_defaultImages from surveillance videos showing Robert Hawkins, the 19-year-old who killed eight people, and then himself, at Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, Wednesday, were released by the authorities today, the AP reports. Three still images taken by mall security cameras show Hawkins walking into the mall seemingly unarmed, then with a concealed weapon beneath his clothes, and finally firing an AK-47.http://www.newser.com/story/13582/mall-gunman-photos-released.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 07 Dec 2007 17:37:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13556/in-wake-of-shootings-malls-rethink-security.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThis week's shootings at an Omaha mall have revived the debate over security at shopping centers, Their openness and popularity make them dream targets for terrorists and disturbed individuals looking for attention, experts say, and some argue for Israeli-style screening of patrons, with metal detectors and car searches. USA Today looks at the battle to reconcile openness and security.http://www.newser.com/story/13556/in-wake-of-shootings-malls-rethink-security.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 07 Dec 2007 14:55:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13474/omaha-shooter-cased-store-smuggled-gun.html?refid=rss_all_default19-year-old Robert Hawkins briefly looked around the Von Maur department store yesterday before leaving, only to return six minutes later and open fire with a stolen AK-47 in the Omaha rampage that left nine dead. Upon reentry, Hawkins was "concealing something balled up in a hooded sweatshirt," police said. The gun apparently belonged to Hawkins' stepfather, Reuters reports.http://www.newser.com/story/13474/omaha-shooter-cased-store-smuggled-gun.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 06 Dec 2007 12:57:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13470/mall-shooter-was-depressed-seemed-gentle.html?refid=rss_all_defaultRobert Hawkins—who killed 8 people and himself at an Omaha mall yesterday—had been treated for depression, and had prior arrests for drug possession and disorderly conduct. But the woman who took him in, after he had a falling out with his family, thought he was getting better, and considered him benign. He showed her an SKS semiautomatic rifle the night before his attack, Debora Maruca-Kovac told the Omaha World-Herald , but she thought little of it.http://www.newser.com/story/13470/mall-shooter-was-depressed-seemed-gentle.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 06 Dec 2007 12:04:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13415/gunman-at-omaha-mall-upset-over-being-fired.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe 19-year-old gunman who killed eight people and himself in a busy Omaha shopping mall today had been fired from his job at McDonald's hours earlier after being accused of stealing $17, the Omaha World-Herald reports. Robert A. Hawkins, who opened fire on afternoon shoppers with a rifle, left a suicide saying he would be "going out in style," police told WOWT-TV.http://www.newser.com/story/13415/gunman-at-omaha-mall-upset-over-being-fired.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 06 Dec 2007 12:05:04 CST