A white gunman had opened hearth at a Jacksonville greenback retailer, particularly concentrating on black folks, the native sheriff stated
The deadly shooting of three black victims in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday has been “racially motivated,” police stated.
The assailant opened hearth at round 2 pm native time at a Dollar General retailer. He wore a tactical vest and was armed with an “AR-style” rifle and handgun, Jacksonville Sheriff T.Okay. Waters advised reporters. He added that the gunman took his personal life.
“This shooting was racially motivated and he hated black people,” Waters stated. According to the sheriff, the suspect had left messages for his mother and father, the media, and police.
“He targeted a certain group of people, and that’s black people, that’s what he said he wanted to kill. And that’s very clear,” Waters defined.
No particulars have but been launched in regards to the suspect’s id, apart from that he was in his 20s.
The incident befell not removed from Edward Waters University, a traditionally black faculty. The college has issued a “stay in place” order for college kids residing on campus.
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan condemned the gunman. “One shooting is too much but these mass shootings are really hard to take,” she advised an area TV station.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis known as the shooter a “scumbag,” who “took the coward’s way out” reasonably than settle for duty for his actions.
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