This story is the first installment of a series on Florida Gov. Ron Desantis’ increasingly authoritarian policies regarding education and minoritized populations. On Saturday, Aug. 23, 21-year-old Ryan Palmeter murdered three Black people in a Jacksonville, Fla. Dollar General. The victims were 19-year-old Anolt Joseph “A.J.” Laguerre Jr., 52-year-old Angela Michelle Carr and 29-year-old Jerrald.