speaker called out the dire threat, the scourge of gun violence in this country, shortly before the attacks to place hundreds of miles away. we must end gun violence! we feel the pain of living in a country, where gun violence is the leading cause of death for children. and now, gun violence has come for our places of worship, our schools, and our shopping centers. jacksonville sheriff kiké waters said at a news conference a short time ago, a white man in his twenties, used a glock handgun and a ar-15 semiautomatic rifle in the attack. at least one of the fire in seven painted with a swastika. according to the sheriff, the shooter left behind writings that have led investigators to believe he may have been inspired by a shooting that took place exactly five years ago in jacksonville, when another gunman opened fire during a video game tournament in the city, killing two people, before fatally shooting
what the sheriff is saying happened here. the shooter has not been identified. the medical examiner s office will have to be the one to do that. but he is a white male in his early 20s according to the shufr. the sheriff saying that he entered the dollar general wearing a tactical vest and a mask and he had on him an ar-15 style rifle and a glock handgun on that handgun the sheriff shared pictures, you can see swastikas on that gun. the sheriff says he killed three people, all three of those people were black. then he turned the gun on himself and shot himself dead. the shooter, the sheriff says, resided in clay county with his parents. back in 2016, there was a domestic call to that house, but no arrest was made there. and then in 2017, the shooter again, who has not been identified, was baker acted. now, the guns here did not belong to the shooter s parents.
the breaking news out of jacksonville, florida. the latest we know right now is that the fbi is opening a federal hate crime investigation after white man wearing a tactical vest and armed with an ar-style rifle and a glock handgun with swastikas drawn on them opened fire inside $1 general store, killing three black people, before killing himself. the jacksonville sheriff s office says the killer left manifestos for his family, the media, and federal law enforcement. officials called the attack racially motivated and that the man, quote, hated black people. police also say the shooter was involved in a 2016 domestic violence call but was not arrested. just a year later, he was involuntarily committed to a mental hospital for examination as part of the states baker act. that act enables families to get emergency mental health care for their loved ones of their unable to get it for themselves. in a statement released by the
of his parents, one to the media, one to federal agents. portions of these manifesto see tailed to shooters discussing ideology of hate. finally put, the shooting was racially motivated, he hated black people. law enforcement is advising that the shooter used a glock handgun and an ar-15 semi automatic rifle in the attack. at least one of the firearms had been painted with a swastika. investigators also believe he may have been inspired by a shooting that took place in jacksonville five years ago to the day. one another gunman opened fire during a video game tournament in the city, killing two. the fbi is now investigating saturday shooting as a hate crime. nbc news correspondent, marissa parlow, joins me live from jacksonville. marissa, what s the latest you can share with us? hey, katie, a lot to get. do we know the president of the united states has been briefed on the, as well as attorney general, merrick garland. as you mentioned, the fbi is looking into this as a hate
three black people inside before killing himself. police say he is an ar assault type rifle and a glock handgun for the gun did not belong to his parents and they do not know if he purchased them legally for the assault weapon had swastikas drawn on it. the police that he targeted young people he authored several manifestoes one to his parents come to the immediate 12 federal agents for jacksonville sheriff quoted the shooter using the n word making it clear the shooter was motivated by racist hate. several manifestoes one to his parents, one to the media, one to federal agents. portions of the manifesto detailed the shooter s disgusting ideology of hate. plainly put this chute it was racially motivated and he hated black people. he wanted to kill. that s the one and only time i ll use that word.