{"id":2014197,"date":"2023-08-28T12:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacksonville-sheriff-identifies-dollar-general-shooter-who-left-racist-manifesto\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T12:13:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:13:20","slug":"jacksonville-sheriff-identifies-dollar-general-shooter-who-left-racist-manifesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacksonville-sheriff-identifies-dollar-general-shooter-who-left-racist-manifesto\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Sheriff identifies shooter behind Dollar General incident, racist manifesto found."},"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\">22<\/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-sheriff-identifies-dollar-general-shooter-who-left-racist-manifesto%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=2014197&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>Tragic Shooting at Dollar General Store in Jacksonville<\/h2>\n<p>Police have identified the man responsible for a horrific shooting at a Dollar\u200d General store in Jacksonville, Florida. On August 26, Ryan Christopher\u2062 Palmeter, a 21-year-old white man, opened fire at\u2064 the\u200c store, killing three black\u200b individuals before taking his own life.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dJacksonville\u2064 Sheriff, T.K.\u200d Waters, provided updates \u200don the racially-motivated attack and the victims involved.\u200d The victims \u2062were Angela Michelle Carr, 52, who was attacked in her car outside the \u200dstore; A.J. \u2063Laguerre, a \u206419-year-old\u200c store \u2064employee; and \u200bJerrald Gallion, 29, a customer.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/racially-motivated-jacksonville-shooter-20-was-being-monitored-broadcast-3-manifestos-police-5481339\">&#8220;&#8216;Racially-Motivated&#8217;\u2062 Shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, Leaves\u200c 3 People and \u200dShooter Dead: Sheriff&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; 8\/27\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/jacksonville-voters-elect-democrat-mayor-over-republican-endorsed-by-ron-desantis-5271804\">Jacksonville \u200dVoters \u2064Elect Democrat Mayor Over \u2062Republican Endorsed by Ron DeSantis<\/a> \u2062- 5\/17\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite Mr. Palmeter&#8217;s \u2062history \u2062of mental illness, \u200dhe did\u200c not have a\u200b criminal record, \u200dallowing him \u200cto legally purchase the firearms used in the attack. The sheriff emphasized that background checks need improvement and urged people to report \u200cany concerning behavior they\u200d witness.<\/p>\n<h2>Timeline of Events<\/h2>\n<p>On the\u2063 day of the shooting, \u2062Mr. Palmeter had been \u200cspotted by security officers at Edward Waters University, where he filmed himself\u200c wearing a bulletproof vest and mask. Shortly after, \u2064the first gunshots were \u2064reported at the Dollar General store.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Palmeter fired\u200d 11 rounds, killing\u2064 Angela Carr in her\u200c vehicle outside the store. \u200cHe then entered the store and \u200dfatally shot \u2062A.J. Laguerre as he tried \u2062to escape. \u2064Customers fled through\u2063 the rear door, but Mr. Palmeter reentered when he saw a police\u2062 officer searching for him.<\/p>\n<h2>Third Victim<\/h2>\n<p>Inside the store, Mr. Palmeter\u2064 shot Jerrald Gallion, who had entered with his girlfriend. Mr.\u200b Gallion tragically lost his life, while \u200chis girlfriend managed to\u2063 escape unharmed.<\/p>\n<p>The shooter&#8217;s \u200cactions\u200d were captured by the store&#8217;s security \u2062camera, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-woman-sentenced-to-21-years-after-failed-attempt-to-poison-president-trump\/\" title=\"Canadian woman gets 21-year sentence for failed plot to poison President Trump.\">providing crucial\u200c evidence<\/a> for the\u200d investigation. Mr. \u200bPalmeter later barricaded himself in the store&#8217;s office\u2063 and sent a text to his father, instructing him to\u200d find his\u2062 manifesto, will, and \u2064suicide note \u200con\u2064 his \u200ccomputer.<\/p>\n<p>Responding officers entered the store and heard a single gunshot, believed\u200c to be Mr. Palmeter taking\u200c his \u2064own\u2062 life. The suspect\u200d was \u200bconfirmed dead by the SWAT \u2063team.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Diary\u2064 of a Madman\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>According to Sheriff \u200cWaters, Mr. Palmeter&#8217;s attack\u2063 was racially motivated, as indicated by \u2062the contents of his manifestos. The sheriff described the writings as &#8220;the diary\u200c of a\u200b madman&#8221; and emphasized that the shooter acted alone.<\/p>\n<p>Community and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacksonville-sheriff-identifies-dollar-general-shooter-who-left-racist-manifesto\/\" title=\"Jacksonville Sheriff identifies shooter behind Dollar General incident, racist manifesto found.\">political leaders expressed<\/a> their grief and outrage over the shooting. Dollar General offered \u200ccondolences to the victims&#8217; families and \u200cpledged support to the Jacksonville community. Representative Frederica Wilson called for action against racism\u2063 and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/support-for-gun-control-dropped-after-parkland-shooting-and-continues-to-decline-study-finds\/\" title=\"BREAKING: The Recent Mass Shootings Have Caused People To Become Pro-2nd-Amendment, Poll Finds\">comprehensive gun control<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden acknowledged the shooting and called for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-announces-investigation-into-andrew-brown-jr-shooting\/\" title=\"FBI Announces Investigation Into Andrew Brown Jr. Shooting\">federal civil rights investigation<\/a> into the incident. He \u200cemphasized the need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-announces-hate-crimes-and-bias-related-initiatives-including-reporting-hotline\/\" title=\"DOJ Announces \u201cHate Crimes and Bias-Related\u201d Initiatives, Including Reporting Hotline\">address hate crimes<\/a> \u200dand domestic violent extremism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Jacksonville, Florida, have identified Ryan Christopher Palmeter, a 21-year-old white man, as the perpetrator of a racially-motivated shooting at a Dollar General store. Palmeter killed three black individuals before taking his own life. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. 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