You know it happens, but you never think it'll happen to you, or a place you visit so often, Or where your future SIL works! You read the details online, or hear them on the news and you can just picture yourself last week, or the week before walking through that exact store, or spot. Just horrible. I don't even know what to say, I've been nearly speechless for the last 4 hours.
My heart goes out to the victims today, their family and friends, and the people who've had to witness it all.
I just read about this on-line.... My thoughts and prayers are with the families too.... I feel bad for you, it must be scary to think it about it... You just never know.
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"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11.1
My goodness...terribly senseless. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families and also anyone that lives in that area that has to deal with the aftermath of such a tragedy.
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im glad ur ok rosebud..i kept thinkin about u hoping you or anyone you know was in that mall..i didnt hear about it until i was on the way to work...what a tragedy for us here in Nebraska
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My mother called and messaged me on messenger saying something about a shooting at a mall in Omaha. When i hear there is a shooting, i think, a gang fight.. happens all the time. Then I realized it was at a mall, I was thinking, yeah right, not here, and definitely not the mall that we've spent so much time in. I even told her "If its not West Roads we(as in DBF, myself and his siblings) will be okay, its not in the area." and she's like.. It IS West Roads! It took a little while to register after skimming through an article i was reading, that released only a few details "shooter at west roads, kills one and injures at least a couple others". Then the death count started going up, 1 dead, 1 dead and shooters suicide, 4 dead, then jumped to 9 dead. While reading the article I remembered that DBF's Sister-in-law works at a salon in the mall Tuesdays-Thursdays. So I got ahold of Erik's brother, and he told me she was okay for the time being, they have her locked down in JCPenny. (Shooting happened at Von Maur store) She told me later that she just heard people screaming, and running by. So they took the customers, closed the gates to the store and hid in the back, until police came and told them to run to JCPenny.
I just still can't really believe that it happened. We have dinner there, we shop there, we spend our free time just walking around there, and Erik's SIL who we just had dinner with the night before, was in there! I kept thinking "that better not be the last time i see her". Its just all so horrible, I'm a little scared to go grocery shopping tomorrow, even Walmart seems scary right now.
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I don't blame you! I never imagined something like this could happen in our little part of the world. I guess we're not safe either just because we're not as populated. I'm so glad everyone you know is ok! I don't really know anyone in Omaha besides a few people on here so I'm glad to find out noone I know was in there and hurt or killed.
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i can not image how scary that had been for you and her. but i know how scary it is not wanting to go somewhere. a year or two ago this town that me and my dh lived in the pumps at the gas station that was infront of the grocery store blow up. something was wrong with the pumps or something like that. but you cant let it keep you from doing the things you love to do.
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I've lived in WA since 2004 but still consider Omaha home, and all my friends and some of my family still live there. This whole thing shocked and saddened me.
What pisses me off is they're painting this kid as a victim in some media outlets. Yeah, it sounds like his upbringing sucked - so did a lot of other peoples', but not everyone goes around killing 9 people, destroying families and ruining lives. The SOB had other options; no one made him pull the trigger.
I was relieved when I didn't recognize any names when the list of the dead was released - but they all left their own friends and family behind. At least one of them had small children.
I've lived in WA since 2004 but still consider Omaha home, and all my friends and some of my family still live there. This whole thing shocked and saddened me.
What pisses me off is they're painting this kid as a victim in some media outlets. Yeah, it sounds like his upbringing sucked - so did a lot of other peoples', but not everyone goes around killing 9 people, destroying families and ruining lives. The SOB had other options; no one made him pull the trigger.
I was relieved when I didn't recognize any names when the list of the dead was released - but they all left their own friends and family behind. At least one of them had small children.
Just terrible.
Yes, I agree. I had one heck of a childhood and most of my girl friends didn't have that great of a childhood either. My friend and I were talking about this yesterday, Losing a job, or a girlfriend, or having a bad childhood can't even compare to some of the problems other people have. This kid was weak, so very weak. I'm feeling sorry for his ex girlfriend.. with the news pointing the finger, saying this and this is why he did it.. she's now known as one of the reasons 8 innocent people had to die, I don't think its fair.
What bothers me is, he walked through half of a store with a huge gun in his hand, looking at people shopping with their children, people who are shopping for Christmas gifts, with (I'm sure) Christmas music playing over the speakers, looking into the face of the innocent people he was going to take aim at that wouldn't be around for Christmas.. and still be able to pull the trigger. I just can't believe that we have people with that much hate walking around, until they 'cause something like this. Unbelievable.
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Omaha Nebraska Mall Shooting 
