The violence goes on and on. Eight innocents were killed by a lone 19 year old gunman people have called "quiet and polite". Clearly there is much more to this story. But here is what there is so far. Robert Hawkins was deeply into drugs, at least marijuana, and alcohol. Although he had one felony for drug possession, his other criminal behavior was limited to misdemeanors.

Quiet and polite behavior can hide incredible violent anger. Many of the imfamous postal workers that shot up their work place also were described as quiet and polite. Children who are abused are often unusually quiet and polite.

Hawkins had been a ward of the state of Nebraska from 2002 to 2006 but had not been associated with violence. The state provided Mr. Hawkins with stays at residential centers and in-patient facilities and also at a hospital. The facilities provided him with addiction counseling and mental-health counseling, among other services. One of the treatment periods came after Mr. Hawkins had threatened to kill his stepmother.He was due for a court hearing in two weeks after the shooting for minor alcohol consumption.

Hawkins obtained the AK-47-style semi-automatic weapon by stealing it from his stepfather. He had twice as much ammunition than he used.

Hawkins had a history of depression but was not on any medication recently. He broke up with his longtime girlfriend about two weeks ago and had just been fired from his job.

A sixteen year old female friend of Hawkins came forward after receiving a death threat from another friend of Hawkins after she told others what a horrible situation it was and "how bad Robbie was on a MySpace". The sixteen-year-old girl used to hang out with Hawkins and his friends. "They're all drug addicts, they have plenty of guns and they're all weird," says the girl. They would hang out in a home the girl's father calls a flophouse for drug addicts. Both adults and teenagers used drugs and alcohol in this house. Hawkins and his friends were alleged to be dealing drugs at one of the Sarpy County high schools.

"After hearing their story, Bellevue Police arrested one of Hawkins' friends. Seventeen-year-old David Horvath of Bellevue was taken into custody for making terroristic threats. Police confiscated three guns from his home, two shotguns and a rifle. Police say Horvath described Hawkins as his best friend. There is no evidence to suggest Horvath had any prior knowledge of Hawkins' plans."

Omaha Police are now checking evidence collected at Hawkins' home including computers and any information that may be out on the Web. Another friend of Hawkins' parents took him in after he was kicked out of his family's house.

"He was depressed and he had always been depressed," Maruca said Wednesday. "But he looked like he was getting better." Hawkins, who earned a GED after dropping out of Papillion-La Vista High School, got a driver's license after moving in with the Marucas and five months ago started working at a McDonald's near their home. Maruca said Hawkins was not on any medication for mental illness, but that he had been treated in the past for depression and attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity disorder. Though he had his troubles, Maruca said Hawkins was gentle and loved animals. But he also had a drinking problem and would occasionally smoke marijuana in his bedroom. She said Hawkins liked to listen to music and play video games, "normal teenager stuff." "He was a very helpful young man, but he was quiet," Maruca said. "He didn't cause a lot of trouble. He tried to help out all the time. He was very thankful for everything. He wasn't a violent person at all."

Maruca said Hawkins had lived with several friends for a couple days at a time before landing at the Maruca's house last year. "He was like a lost pound puppy that nobody wanted," she said. "I felt sorry for him. I let him stay and we tried to get him on his feet." Maruca said Hawkins phoned her about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, telling her that he had left a note for her in his bedroom. She tried to get him to explain, but he hung up. She called Hawkins' mother, whom Maruca knows only as "Molly." She went to the Marucas' house, retrieved the suicide note and took it to authorities. In the note, Maruca said Hawkins said, "how sorry he was for everything." He wrote that he loved his mom and dad and other family members and said he wasn't "going to be a burden anymore." He ended the note saying that now he would be famous."