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John Vincent McDonald

Case from Omaha, NE dated Dec 05, 2007

Victim Details

John Vincent McDonald

Male

White / Caucasian

Omaha

NE

2007-12-05

65

John

Vincent McDonald

07/13/2026

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John Vincent McDonald, 65, a White male, was a customer shopping at the Von Maur department store in Omaha’s Westroads Mall on December 5, 2007, when his ordinary afternoon was cut short by gunfire. Born in Omaha in 1942 and residing in nearby Council Bluffs, he was remembered as a kind man who had retired from Northern Natural Gas after nearly three decades, a graduate of Creighton schools and a U.S. Air Force veteran whose life’s rhythm included family, faith, and the quiet routines of the ...
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  • the Guardian: Profile: US mall killer Robert Hawkins
  • Westroads Mall shooting - Wikipedia
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    Does anyone else find it just so difficult to comprehend how one decision can change so many lives f... ...Read More
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