the gunman was carrying a handgun and an ar 15 style rifle while wearing a mask and tactical vest. the sheriff says it s believed the shooter acted alone with no evidence that he was part of a wider group. the shooter had authored several manifestos, one to his parents, one to the media and one to federal agents. portions of these manifestos detailed the shooter s disgusting ideology of hate. plainly put, this shooting was racially motivated, and he hated black people. this is a dark day injacksonville s history. any loss of life is tragic, but the hate that motivated the shooter s killing spree adds an additional layer of heartbreak. there is no place for hate in our community, and this is not jacksonville. ben ryan is a reporter at the scene with a local tv station in jacksonville. he gave me the latest. it s a heartbreaking, heavy and sad day here in jacksonville. the jacksonville sheriff, tk waters, confirmed that three people
rifle, while wearing a mask and tactical vest. the sheriff says it is believed the shooter acted alone, with no evidence he was part of a wider group. the shooter had authored several manifestos, one to his parents, one to the media and one to federal agents. portions of these manifestos detailed the shooter s disgusting ideology of hate. plainly put, this shooting was racially motivated, and he hated black people. this is a dark day in jacksonville s history. any loss of life is tragic, but the hate that motivated the shooter s killing spree adds an additional layer of heartbreak. there is no place for hate in our community, and this is not jacksonville. ben ryan is a reporter at the scene with a local tv station injacksonville. he gave me the latest.
The man in his early 20s, armed with AR-15 assault rifle daubed in swastikas, opened fire at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, in what police are calling “racially motivated” attack
The white gunman who shot dead three black people at a Florida Dollar General store in Northwest Jacksonville in a racially motivated attack has been identified as 21-year-old Ryan Palmeter.
"It s a tragedy," a city councilman told Newsweek. "I was on the scene. There are people who are still waiting for information about their loved ones."