your reaction? definitely sad. i was definitely saddened. that is indeed a tragedy. and my heart goes out to the families of that tragedy. and we ll be praying for them here and i ll keep them in the prayers as well. real quick, the president here of the university calls you a hero. what is your reaction? i m no hero. to me the students that informed me are the heros. we preach all the time you see something, you say something. they saw, they said. and i was able to ensure their safety. lieutenant bailey, thank you so much for your time. i appreciate it. back to you guys. goodness, what a moment there. he certainly made a difference. and we re thankful for that. joining us now is state senator tracy davis. good to have you on, senator.
Minutes before the man described as a “white supremacist” shot and killed three Black Jacksonville residents inside a Dollar General store in New Town on Saturday, students at Edward Waters University first spotted the man on their campus putting on what they described as gloves and a tactical armored vest.
initially shopped at edwards waters university, a historically black college before killing three people at the store where you are right now. reporter: that is right, jake. just a short time ago new and very disturbing information coming from school officials at edward waters university, just a few blocks away from here. talking about what the shooter did, what what took place when a security officer encountered him on the campus of edward waters university. that was lieutenant antonio bailey and he said that he was tipped off by a student that the shooter looked out of place on the campus of the university. and then he approached him. here is what he said happened next. there was a individual that was putting on tactical vests, putting on gloves and putting on a mark and hats. and at that time, you know, i just wanted to approach the vehicle and figure out what he was doing on the university
property. reporter: and lieutenant bailey said when he approached the shooter, the shooter then sped off in his vehicle. jumped a curb and also him a column. also some interesting information from the president of edward waters university, who said a short time ago that the aim of the shooter was to come to florida s first historically black university and to commit murderous havoc. but the sheriff of jacksonville tk waters said he did an opportunity to attack people on the campus and didn t take it. jake. brian todd in jacksonville, florida. coming up next, the reaction at edwards waters university where the jacksonville gleam was spotted just before his deadly rampage. tourists p photographing thousands of miles of remote coral reefs. that can be analyzed by ai in real time.. so researchers can identify which areas are at risk.
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