today at the university, lieutenant antonio bailey hailed a hero for chasing off the gunman when he entered the parking lot of the school on saturday. he could have gone anywhere. it s not by happenstance. it s not just on a whim that he chose to come to florida s first historically black college and university. reporter: police have not reported of finding any firm evidence of the suspect intending to attack the university. there were students that stopped me in that parking lot and advised that there were gunman. reporter: the shooter drove off after being approached by bailey. to me, the students that, you know, we preached the same saying every day, you see something, say something. and the students, they saw, they said, and i was able to approach that vehicle. i was definitely saddened. it is indeed tragic. reporter: the scene of the tragedy that followed now marked
lead. police in jacksonville florida are giving the detailed moments of the racist shooter before he went to the dollar general store. cnn s isabel rosales has more on the deadly attack that was fueled by racism. reporter: lieutenant antonio bailey hailed a hero for chasing off the gunman who later opened fire at a dollar general in jacksonville, florida. the shooter first entered a parking lot at edward waters university, florida s first historically black college. he could have gone anywhere. it s not just happenstance, not on a whim that he chose to come to florida s first historically black college and university. reporter: according to sheriff t.k. waters, police haven t found any evidence that he intended to attack the