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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Family members of the gunman in the Westroads Mall shooting have issued a statement in response to Wednesday's massacre.
Robert Hawkins shot eight people Wednesday at the mall's Von Maur department store before turning the gun on himself.
The family released the statement to The Associated Press through Reverend Mark Miller of Faith Presbyterian Church in La Vista.
In the statement, relatives of the 19-year-old gunman say they hope the community can heal.
The statement to the AP reads, quote: ``The Hawkins family extends its sincerest condolences to all those impacted by this senseless and horrible event. While no words can ease the pain and grief, our family prays that at some time, in some way, our community can be healed in the aftermath of this terrible tragedy.''
(By AP writer Oskar Garcia)
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