{"id":2014045,"date":"2023-08-28T09:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T13:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacksonville-shooting-desantis-booed-while-delivering-remarks-at-prayer-vigil-for-victims\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T09:43:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T13:43:45","slug":"jacksonville-shooting-desantis-booed-while-delivering-remarks-at-prayer-vigil-for-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacksonville-shooting-desantis-booed-while-delivering-remarks-at-prayer-vigil-for-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis faced boos at Jacksonville shooting prayer vigil."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjacksonville-shooting-desantis-booed-while-delivering-remarks-at-prayer-vigil-for-victims%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2014045&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Gov. Ron DeSantis Faces Boos at Prayer Vigil for Jacksonville Shooting Victims<\/h2>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis\u200c (R-FL) faced a tumultuous reception at a prayer vigil held in\u200c honor of the victims of the recent racially motivated Jacksonville shooting. Despite his intentions to offer\u200d condolences \u2062and support, the crowd&#8217;s reaction was far from \u200dwelcoming.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>According to\u2064 the Associated Press \u2064and\u2062 various videos captured\u200d by attendees,\u200b DeSantis was met\u2064 with\u2062 boos and jeers as he \u2063took the\u200d stage \u2063to deliver his remarks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Call \u2062for Unity<\/h3>\n<p>Jacksonville City Councilwoman Ju\u2019Coby Pittman, who spoke prior\u2063 to DeSantis, pleaded \u2063with the crowd to\u2063 quiet down and listen \u200dto the governor&#8217;s message. She emphasized that this was not a time for \u200bpolitical divisions, \u2063stating, &#8220;It ain&#8217;t about parties today. A bullet \u2064doesn&#8217;t know a party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Fighting Back Against \u2062Hate<\/h3>\n<p>Undeterred by the negative \u2064reception, DeSantis addressed the crowd,\u2062 promising\u200d that the state would take\u200b action to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-potential-motive-for-virgina-beach-shooting-released\/\" title=\"Report: Potential motive for Virgina Beach shooting released\">prevent future tragedies<\/a>. He announced that funding would \u2062be allocated to enhance security at\u2064 Edward Waters University, \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">historically black college<\/a> near the \u200dshooting site, and\u200b to provide assistance to the\u200c families affected by the attack. In no uncertain terms, DeSantis condemned the shooter, \u2064labeling him a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacksonville-shooting-desantis-booed-while-delivering-remarks-at-prayer-vigil-for-victims\/\" title=\"DeSantis faced boos at Jacksonville shooting prayer vigil.\">major league scumbag<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;What he did is totally unacceptable in the state of Florida,&#8221; DeSantis \u2064declared. &#8220;We are\u200d not going to let\u200c people be targeted based on their race.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Community in Mourning<\/h3>\n<p>The prayer vigil took place\u2062 just a block away from \u200dthe Jacksonville Dollar General, situated\u200d in a predominantly black neighborhood. Authorities revealed\u2063 that the\u2064 suspect, Ryan Palmeter,\u200d 21, opened fire on Saturday using legally purchased firearms\u2014an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and\u2064 a\u2063 Glock handgun. Shockingly, despite a past involuntary \u2064commitment for a mental health \u200cexamination \u2062in 2017, Palmeter was able to obtain these weapons as\u200d the incident did not appear\u200d on his background\u2062 checks.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sheriff T.K. Waters\u2064 disclosed\u2063 that Palmeter left behind\u2062 a manifesto filled with\u200d white supremacist\u2062 writings, describing it as the &#8220;diary \u200cof a madman&#8221; and \u200dexpressing his hatred towards\u200d black people.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Tragic \u2062Loss<\/h3>\n<p>The victims\u200d of this senseless act of violence were \u2064identified as Angela\u200b Michelle Carr, \u206352, \u200cwho was shot in her car; A.J. Laguerre, 19, \u200can employee of the store who was shot while\u2063 attempting to flee; and Jerrald\u200b Gallion,\u2064 29, \u2064who was shot\u2062 as he entered\u2064 the store. Palmeter took his own life as the police arrived at \u200cthe scene.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner has reached out to Gov. Ron \u2063DeSantis for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) faced boos at a prayer vigil for victims of the Jacksonville shooting, believed to be racially motivated. 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