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Get the latest news on the racist shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, where a white gunman killed three Black shoppers.


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Jacksonville shooting brings back dark memories for Buffalo residents

Buffalo residents say their community is still shaken after the tragedy at the Tops supermarket more than a year ago.
Side by side of the scene in Jacksonville and  two women at a memorial for the victims on the Buffalos shooting.
Side by side of the scene in Jacksonville and  two women at a memorial for the victims on the Buffalos shooting.

Racist Jacksonville shooter wore Rhodesian army patch, a symbol of white supremacy, law enforcement sources say

References to Rhodesia, the white minority-ruled African territory now known as Zimbabwe, have been made by the 2015 Charleston church shooter and segregationist lawmakers.
Image: Racially Motivated Shooting At Dollar General In Jacksonville, Florida Leaves 3 Dead
Image: Racially Motivated Shooting At Dollar General In Jacksonville, Florida Leaves 3 Dead

'I'm no hero,' says campus officer who confronted shooter at HBCU

Lt. Antonio Bailey credits students’ alertness for helping to avoid a potential catastrophe at the first historically Black college in Florida.
Lt. Antonio Bailey, a safety officer at Edward Waters University.
Lt. Antonio Bailey, a safety officer at Edward Waters University.

Ron DeSantis booed at vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims

The governor has announced funding for security at a historically Black college where the gunman first appeared before killing three Black people at a Dollar General store.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting a day earlier, in Jacksonville, Fla., on Aug. 27, 2023.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting a day earlier, in Jacksonville, Fla., on Aug. 27, 2023.

Jacksonville shooter legally bought guns used in racist attack, authorities say

President Joe Biden condemned the shooting and said a federal civil rights probe was treating it “as a possible hate crime and act of domestic violent extremism.”
Image: People walk past the Dollar General store where three people were shot and killed the day before on Aug. 27, 2023 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Image: People walk past the Dollar General store where three people were shot and killed the day before on Aug. 27, 2023 in Jacksonville, Fla.

What we know about the Jacksonville shooting victims

The shooting at a Dollar General devastated families, left a community in mourning and reminded the country yet again of the horrors of racist violence.
From left, A.J. Laguerre, Angela Carr and Jerrald Gallion.
From left, A.J. Laguerre, Angela Carr and Jerrald Gallion.

Jacksonville grapples with legacy of racism after shooting: 'Why do they hate us so much?'

"Something has to be done about the legacy of racism in this city and how it still lingers so strongly throughout the city," one resident said.
Image: Church members at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church pray with four Edward Waters University students, center, that attended a prayer service for the victims of a mass shooting, on Aug. 27, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla.
Image: Church members at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church pray with four Edward Waters University students, center, that attended a prayer service for the victims of a mass shooting, on Aug. 27, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla.

Jacksonville shooting is the latest incident of fatal violence driven by white supremacy

A national security review by the Biden administration found that white supremacists represented one of the most “persistent and lethal threats” facing the homeland.
People gather for a prayer near the scene of a mass shooting in Jacksonville, Fla., on Aug. 26, 2023.
People gather for a prayer near the scene of a mass shooting in Jacksonville, Fla., on Aug. 26, 2023.

3 killed in Jacksonville Dollar General shooting that targeted Black people: Recap

The shooter in the hate motivated attack at a Dollar General left messages that included his “disgusting ideology of hate,” Sheriff T.K. Waters said.
Law enforcement officials investigate the scene of a mass shooting at a Dollar General store, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla.
Law enforcement officials investigate the scene of a mass shooting at a Dollar General store, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla.

Jacksonville shooter who targeted Black shoppers had swastikas drawn on rifle

The shooter, a white man, killed three people after writing messages expressing hatred for Black people. He killed himself after opening fire in a dollar store.
Law enforcement officials investigate the scene of a mass shooting at a Dollar General store, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla.
Law enforcement officials investigate the scene of a mass shooting at a Dollar General store, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla.