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‘Racially-Motivated’ Shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, Leaves 3 People and Shooter Dead: Sheriff

Three black victims have been killed as FBI investigates hate crime

Three black victims have been killed as FBI investigates hate crime.
‘Racially-Motivated’ Shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, Leaves 3 People and Shooter Dead: Sheriff
Police cars on the site of a shooting in Jacksonville, Fla., on Aug. 26, 2023, in a still from video. AFP via Getty Images
Melanie Sun
Melanie Sun
8/27/2023|Updated: 8/28/2023
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Three people have tragically died after being shot in a “racially-motivated” attack by a 21-year-old white male in a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, local officials have said.

The suspect opened fire on Saturday afternoon just before 2 p.m., killing two black men and one black woman. He eventually opened fire on himself, taking his own life.

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