JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A masked white man fatally shot three people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominately Black neighborhood on Saturday in a deliberate attack after leaving behind racist writings, officials said.
“He hated Black people,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters told a news conference. “There is absolutely no evidence the shooter is part of any larger group.”
The sheriff said the gunman had left behind writings that led investigators to believe that he committed the shooting because it was the fifth anniversary of when another gunman opened fire during a video game tournament in Jacksonville, killing two people before fatally shooting himself. “This is a dark day in Jacksonville’s history. There is no place for hate in this community," the sheriff said. “I am sickened by this cowardly shooter's personal ideology.” He said the investigation will continue and that the shooter's home is being searched.“This is a community that has suffered again and again. So many times this is where we end up,” Deegan said. “This is something that should not and must not continue to happen in our community.
Both President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland were briefed on the shooting, officials said.
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