Posted on 12/05/2007 2:23:43 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Omaha, NE - Nine people are confirmed dead following the shooting at Westroads Mall this afternoon. Action 3 News has learned at least 5 other people were hurt.
Two are in critical condition at area hospitals. 34-year-old Omaha attorney, Jeff Schaffert was shot in the arm. He is in fair condition at the Nebraska Medical Center. A 55-year-old man has already been released from the hospital.
Police believe one of the dead is the shooter. Sergeant Teresa Negron says he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Police are asking everyone to stay away from the area. The neighborhoods around the mall are believed to be safe. Police are asking anyone in their cars outside the mall to stay inside their cars.
Von Maur Corporate issued this statement: "We are deeply saddened by the horrific shooting at our Omaha store this afternoon. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this tragic event as well as they're families." The Director of Sales tells Action 3 News the store has a policy in place for emergencies such as this. He says workers at the Omaha store went through training for emergencies within the past year.
David Keating, Vice President of Corporate Communications for General Growth Properties which owns Westroads Mall, says, "It's believed the mall will be closed for the rest of the day." Keating says his company's number one concern is to make sure everyone is out of the mall and out of the way.
holy cow!!!
Is there a perp name?
Sudden jihad syndrome?
Dear God!
bump
Thanks!
Already tagged this on as well.
The FBI advised a couple of weeks ago that jihadists were planning to shoot up US malls during the holiday season. Sounds like they’ve started.
A short time ago Fox news was reporting a suspect hiding under a bench and dressed in fatigues was taken into custody!
This is just senseless. “I’m not happy so I’m gonna go out and screw up the lives of as many people as possible.” If the perp is dead too bad. They deserve to have their body parts pulled off inch by inch.
Not funny. Nine people are dead.
Barely clever and totally inappropriate.
Not funny, sport.
now there are 4 threads clogging up the site now on this
clogging, excuse me..
If it is inconveniencing you, hit the abuse button and see if the Admin Moderator will remove some of the threads. It is all about you, after all.
some folks like to scroll thru hundreds of posts to get up to date, yaknow.
“The neighborhoods around the mall are believed to be safe.”
No they’re not. We have major problems in this country. This thing we got going is not sustainable.
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