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| 3 killed in ‘racially motivated’ shooting in Florida – police | 3 killed in ‘racially motivated’ shooting in Florida – police |
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| A white gunman had opened fire at a Jacksonville dollar store, specifically targeting black people, the local sheriff said | A white gunman had opened fire at a Jacksonville dollar store, specifically targeting black people, the local sheriff said |
| The fatal shooting of three black victims in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday has been “racially motivated,” police said. | The fatal shooting of three black victims in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday has been “racially motivated,” police said. |
| The assailant opened fire at around 2 pm local time at a Dollar General store. He wore a tactical vest and was armed with an “AR-style” rifle and handgun, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters told reporters. He added that the gunman took his own life. | |
| “This shooting was racially motivated and he hated black people,” Waters said. According to the sheriff, the suspect had left messages for his parents, 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 explained. | |
| No details have yet been released about the suspect’s identity, other than that he was in his 20s. | |
| The incident took place not far from Edward Waters University, a historically black school. The university has issued a “stay in place” order for students residing on campus. | The incident took place not far from Edward Waters University, a historically black school. The university has issued a “stay in place” order for students 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 told a local TV station. | |
| In 2015, white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine people inside a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina. Roof was sentenced to death two years later. |