The gunman who killed three people Saturday at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, in what authorities said was a racist attack against Black people had earlier been turned away from the campus of a nearby historically Black university.
"He hated Black people," said Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, who told a news conference that the attack that left two men and one woman dead was definitely "racially motivated."The white gunman who killed three Black people in a racist attack at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday legally purchased two firearms earlier this year, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said in a news conference Sunday.
Jim Acosta. Armed with an AR-15 style rifle and a handgun, the gunman opened fire outside the store and then again inside, fatally shooting the three victims before killing himself, according to Waters.The attack clearly targeted Black people, Waters said. The suspect used racial slurs and left behind writings to his parents, the media and federal agents outlining his "disgusting ideology of hate," the sheriff told reporters.
The Jacksonville attack was one of several shootings reported in the US over two days, including one near a parade in Massachusetts and another at a high school football game in Oklahoma, underscoring the everyday presence of gun violence in American life. Photos of the weapons the gunman had were shown by authorities, including one firearm with swastikas drawn on it.
Waters did not provide details on what led to the Baker Act call in that case, but said normally a person who has been detained under the act is not eligible to purchase firearms.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jacksonville, FL shooting suspect turned away from HBCU before killing 3 in racist attack: officialsThe gunman who killed three people Saturday at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, in what authorities said was a racist attack against Black people had earlier been turned away from the campus of a nearby historically Black university.
Read more »
3 dead in shooting motivated by hatred of Black people in Jacksonville, Sheriff saysJacksonville’s mayor says multiple people have been fatally shot inside a Dollar General store in the city.
Read more »
Jacksonville shooting: Gunman wanted to kill Black people, sheriff saysJacksonville shooting: Live coverage of the hate-motivated shooting at a Dollar General in Florida
Read more »
The shooter who killed 3 at a Jacksonville store was targeting Black people, sheriff saysJacksonville's sheriff says a white gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store was racially motivated and hated Black people
Read more »
The shooter who killed 3 at a Jacksonville store was targeting Black people, sheriff saysJacksonville's sheriff says a white gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store was racially motivated and hated Black people
Read more »