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Two days after a gunman killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Fla., in a racially motivated attack, and as grief and anger reverberated through the community, new details about the gunman’s writings and the timeline of events continued to emerge. On Saturday, the gunman, identified by the authorities as Ryan Christopher Palmeter, 21, from neighboring Clay County, used an AR-15-style rifle that bore swastika markings to kill two shoppers and an employee before killing himself. At the time of the shooting, his family found a last will and testament and a suicide note in his bedroom as part of more than 20 pages of racist writings, Sheriff T.K. Waters of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said over the weekend. On Monday, ABC News, citing a transcript of an F.B.I.

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☆ Gunman kills three, himself in racially motivated shooting, Jacksonville sheriff says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Jasper Ward | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 26 (Reuters) - A white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, before shooting himself, in what local law enforcement described as a racially motivated crime. "This shooting was racially motivated, and he hated Black people," Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. The suspect, whom Waters described as a white male wearing a tactical vest, was not identified. Waters described his weapons as a Glock and an "AR-15 style" rifle, with swastikas on it, referring to a lightweight semi-automatic long gun often used in mass shootings. "The hate that motivated the shooter's killing spree adds an additional layer of heartbreak," Waters said.

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CNN —Three people were killed Saturday after a gunman opened fire and targeted Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, officials said. “This shooting was racially motivated and he hated Black people,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. But Waters said by the time authorities were alerted about the manifestos, the gunman had already started the attack in the Dollar General. The area near the Dollar General store features several churches and an apartment building across the street. “I’m offering prayers to the families of the victims and am on my way to meet with (Jacksonville Sheriff T.K.

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