Now I'll be famous.
~ Robert Hawkins

Robert A. Hawkins (May 17th, 1988 – December 5th, 2007) was an American mall shooter who shot up the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska on December 5th, 2007. He killed 8 people, injured 6 people and took his own life. Earlier that day, he left a note on his computer saying "Now I'll be famous".

Victims

Eight people were killed by Hawkins during the shooting. Six were employees at the Von Maur store and the remaining two were customers. They are:[

  • Beverly Flynn, 47 (employee)
  • Janet Jorgensen, 66 (employee)
  • Gary Joy, 56 (employee)
  • John McDonald, 65 (customer)
  • Gary Scharf, 48 (customer)
  • Angie Schuster, 36 (department manager)
  • Dianne Trent, 53 (employee)
  • Maggie Webb, 24 (employee)