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21-year-old Florida gunman who shot and killed three black people left racist messages – Police says

Police have stated that a Florida man fatally shot three individuals out of his intense hatred towards black individuals.

A 21-year-old named Ryan Christopher Palmeter shot 11 times at a woman sitting in her car in Jacksonville. Then, he went into a store and shot two more people.

Sheriff T K Waters said that he then shot himself with the gun.

Mayor Donna Deegan said that the attack happened because the person didn’t like people from different races and had strong hate towards them.

During a press conference on Sunday, Sheriff Waters said that the person who shot others did not have a criminal record before and had been living with their parents in Clay County.

The three people who were hurt are named Anolt Laguerre Jr, who is 19 years old, Jerrald De’Shaun Gallion, who is 29 years old, and Angela Carr, who is 52 years old.

Mr Laguerre was employed at Dollar General, the store where the attack occurred, according to the company.

According to the police, he wrote messages expressing his strong dislike for black people.

In simple words, Sheriff Waters said that this shooting happened because the person who did it hated black people and had a strong racial bias.

He was aware of what he was doing. “He was completely clear and aware,” he said.

Mr Waters said that the person who was carrying a gun was kept in custody for 72 hours in 2017 because of the Baker Act. This law allows someone to be held against their will for treatment of mental health issues.

However, the sheriff explained that the guns that the killer used were obtained legally, and he believed that the issue was not the accessibility of guns, but rather the fact that the killer was a bad person.

He told people not to try to understand a violent act that doesn’t make sense.

The police in Jacksonville showed a video at the news conference. The video showed the attacker going up to a car and killing the first woman. Then the video showed him going into the shop.

Mr Waters also said that the person with the gun allowed some people to leave the store without hurting them.

Why I’m not sure. “He said that some of them were white, but he also thinks that there were a few that were not. ”

On Sunday, US Attorney General Merrick Garland stated that the Justice Department is looking into this attack as both a hate crime and an act of violent extremism driven by racial motivations.

“He said that nobody in this country should have to be scared of violent acts driven by hate, and no family should have to be sad and mourn the death of someone they love due to prejudice and hate. ”

The attack took place very close to Edwards Waters University, which has a history of serving black students.

The person with a gun went to the university. A security officer asked him to tell his name, the university said. When he said no, they told him to go away.

The person went back to their car and left the school without any problems, the statement said.

Sheriff Waters said the person with the gun was then spotted putting on a special vest and mask to protect themselves before leaving the school grounds.

The university had to close and keep everyone inside because of the shooting.

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