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Jacksonville Sheriff Identifies Dollar General Shooter Who Left Racist Manifesto

Shooter's background check may not have shown his mental health history as a minor

The Jacksonville sheriff said a “madman” with a “sickening ideology” killed three in a dollar store shooting on Saturday.
Jacksonville Sheriff Identifies Dollar General Shooter Who Left Racist Manifesto
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters speaks to members of the media near the Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Fla., where three people were shot and killed the day before, on Aug. 27, 2023. Sean Rayford/Getty Images
Melanie Sun
Melanie Sun
8/28/2023|Updated: 8/28/2023
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Police have identified the man who shot and killed three people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 26 before taking his own life.

Ryan Christopher Palmeter, 21, who was white, killed three black individuals at the discount store near Edward Waters University.

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