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The Shack has the privilege of being able to talk with one of the witnesses from the third floor of the Von Maur store at Westroads Mall in Omaha.
On the condition of anonymity, he has agreed to tell his account of what happened. He will only be identified by the moniker NW.
I was given the first draft of this account Thursday morning, 12/6/07. The only changes that have been made were mostly grammatical and organizational. NW’s account has not changed. He has opted to leave any inaccuracies (such as the gun identification) as it was originally written in order to properly show how the mind works in this condition.
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I have agreed to post his story account as is, with only minor edits for spelling and grammar. The bulk of this was written about 14 hours after the event occurred. There is an update at the end.
His story presents an interesting issue for CCW holders in such a situation: Shoot or no shoot. Hide or flee. Help or don’t help.
Please look at the post after this account as I have put up a practice drill (The Von Maur Drill) that is designed based on this man’s scenario.
With that, I now turn the blog over to NW.
http://joemerchant24.blogspot.com/2007/12/firsthand-account-of-von-maur-shooting.html
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