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3 killed in racially-motivated shooting at Dollar General store in Jacksonville, sheriff says
The suspect, was described as White man in his early 20s. All the victims were Black, authorities said.
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Three people were killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, that authorities said was racially motivated. The suspect died by suicide, authorities said.
In a news conference Saturday evening, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said that the suspect, described as White man in his early 20s, entered a Dollar Store just after 1 p.m. and opened fire, killing three people. All the victims were Black, Waters said.
"He targeted a certain group of people, and that's Black people," Waters said.
The suspect then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Waters disclosed. His name was not immediately released.
No one else was wounded in the shooting. The victims, two males and a female, were not immediately identified.
The suspect was wearing a tactical vest and mask and was armed with a Glock and an AR-15-style rifle, Waters said. There were also swastikas on the guns, he added.
In the news conference, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan called the shooting a "hate-filled crime."
