US: Mass capturing in Florida claims 3 lives, attacker recognized as white supremacist

On Saturday (August 26, US native time) at midday, a gunman went on a capturing spree and killed three African-Americans in Jacksonville metropolis in Florida State of the United States.

As per studies, the incident occurred inside a Dollar General Store. The attacker was recognized as a 21-year-old white supremacist, Ryan Palmeter. While talking in regards to the matter, Jacksonville Sheriff Ok. Waters mentioned, “This shooting was racially motivated and he hated Black people.”

Palmeter shot himself along with his assault rifle after killing three victims (two males and a lady). He had left behind a manifesto, detailing his hatred for the Black neighborhood.

The white supremacist terrorist who carried out the anti-Black killings in Jacksonville has been recognized as Ryan Palmeter pic.twitter.com/SQkE9efnFL

— Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸 (@tariqnasheed) August 27, 2023

The gunman reportedly lived along with his mother and father within the Clay County of Florida. He requested his father to test his pc, following which the person discovered ‘manifestos’ and known as the police. By the time the authorities have been alerted, Ryan Palmeter had already begun killing folks on the Dollar General retailer.

He was earlier noticed on the campus of a traditionally black college named Edward Waters University. The attacker was refused entry after he didn’t establish himself.

Jacksonville Sheriff Ok Waters knowledgeable, “He took that opportunity to put his bulletproof vest on outside and to put his mask on outside and then proceed to the store where he committed this horrible act.”

New: The Jacksonville mass shooter left a manifesto saying he hated Black folks. His assault weapon was lined with swastikas.

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According to the investigators, Ryan Palmeter was a lone-wolf attacker, who was in possession of a tactical vest, masks, handgun and an AR-15-style rifle. FBI’s particular agent Sherri Onks assured that the incident can be pursued as a hate crime incident.

It has now come to gentle that the Jacksonville attacker was beforehand evaluated for a psychological well being disaster in 2017. He was involuntarily detained underneath the Baker Act of Florida, which permits legislation enforcement authorities to topic a person to psychological well being examination for as much as 72 hours.

An particular person detained underneath the Baker Act is ineligible to buy firearms. It stays unknown as to how Ryan Palmeter was capable of procure a handgun and an assault rifle. He coincided the assault with one other mass capturing at a Jacksonville gaming occasion, which occurred precisely 5 years in the past and killed 2 folks.

BREAKING: @GovRonDeSantis condemns the racially motivated mass capturing in Jacksonville and provides his full help to Sheriff TK Waters pic.twitter.com/S0cQzV4qTY

— Brendon Leslie (@BrendonLeslie) August 26, 2023

While condemning the incident, Florida Governor De Santis mentioned, “This shooting based on the manifesto that they discovered from the scumbag that did this was racially motivated…He was targeting people based on their race. That is totally unacceptable.”

“This guy killed himself rather than face the music and accept responsibility for his actions, and so he took the coward’s way out. But we condemn what happened in the strongest possible terms,” he additional added.

According to the info posted by the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 471 mass shootings since January 2023 within the United States.