OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The uncle of the 32-year-old man who brought a loaded semi-automatic rifle into a west Omaha Target store on Tuesday told 6 News that the man struggled with mental health for years, and his family tried to get him help.

Because Joseph Jones was in and out of mental health facilities for years, his family has wondered why he was still able to purchase guns.

“He was a good kid, he was a kind kid,” said Larry Derksen Jr., Jones’ uncle, in an interview with 6 News in the home he shared with his nephew, known to family as “Joey.”

Jones…….

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The uncle of the 32-year-old man who brought a loaded semi-automatic rifle into a west Omaha Target store on Tuesday told 6 News that the man struggled with mental health for years, and his family tried to get him help.

Because Joseph Jones was in and out of mental health facilities for years, his family has wondered why he was still able to purchase guns.

“He was a good kid, he was a kind kid,” said Larry Derksen Jr., Jones’ uncle, in an interview with 6 News in the home he shared with his nephew, known to family as “Joey.”

Jones…….

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Have you ever felt depressed or anxious due to your financial circumstances? If you answered “yes”, you are not alone. In fact, a recent MetLife study found that 40 percent of U.S. employees say that having debt or getting into debt is a top driver of their poor mental health. That’s a lot of people being emotionally impacted by debt.

To learn more about this topic, and what you can do to improve your mental health, I chatted with Lindsay Bryan-Podv…….

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The uncle of the 32-year-old man who brought a loaded semi-automatic rifle into a west Omaha Target store on Tuesday told 6 News that the man struggled with mental health for years, and his family tried to get him help.

Because Joseph Jones was in and out of mental health facilities for years, his family has wondered why he was still able to purchase guns.

“He was a good kid, he was a kind kid,” said Larry Derksen Jr., Jones’ uncle, in an interview with 6 News in the home he shared with his nephew, known to family as “Joey.”

Jones…….

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Have you ever felt depressed or anxious due to your financial circumstances? If you answered “yes”, you are not alone. In fact, a recent MetLife study found that 40 percent of U.S. employees say that having debt or getting into debt is a top driver of their poor mental health. That’s a lot of people being emotionally impacted by debt.

To learn more about this topic, and what you can do to improve your mental health, I chatted with Lindsay Bryan-Podv…….

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Have you ever felt depressed or anxious due to your financial circumstances? If you answered “yes”, you are not alone. In fact, a recent MetLife study found that 40 percent of U.S. employees say that having debt or getting into debt is a top driver of their poor mental health. That’s a lot of people being emotionally impacted by debt.

To learn more about this topic, and what you can do to improve your mental health, I chatted with Lindsay Bryan-Podv…….

Hochul announces $1 billion mental health investment

Hochul announces $1 billion mental health investment

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NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul said she’s making mental health a priority in New York.

Hochul announced a $1 billion investment to improve access to mental health care Thursday at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in …….

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The uncle of the 32-year-old man who brought a loaded AR-15 into a west Omaha Target store on Tuesday, tells 6 News that the man struggled with mental health for years, and his family tried to get him help.

“He was a good kid, he was a kind kid,” says Larry Derksen Jr. in an interview with 6 News in the home he shared with his nephew, Joseph ‘Joey’ Jones.

Jones was killed Tuesday after firing several shots inside the Target.

“I in no way, shape, or form think he had any intention of going into that store and hurting anybody.”</p…….