The shooter, a white man, killed three people after writing messages of hatred for Black people. He killed himself after opening fire in a dollar store.

A white gunman fatally shot three Black people in hate-motivated shooting at a Dollar General retailer in Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon, Sheriff T.K. Waters said.

“This shooting was racially motivated, and he hated Black people,” the sheriff said at a news conference. “He wanted to kill n------.”

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    1 year ago

    I imagine it’s a quote from the manifesto. So he said it to drive home the clarity of the hate.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah…but, he could’ve softened the blow a bit with different wording.

      i suppose it is better than sugar coating it though, ultimately.