They reveal that the author of the shooting in Florida was a white supremacist who left a letter

A white supremacist killed three people this Saturday in the city of Jacksonville, in the north of the state of Floridabefore committing suicide, as confirmed by local authorities and later Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

The killer used a long rifle and a Palmetto brand pistol on which he had painted a swastikaAccording to an image shown at a press conference by Sheriff TK Walters, who also specified that he had left “a manifesto” at his home with hate messages and that the murders were “racially motivated.”

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the governor of Florida issued a statement condemning the events and implied that the dead were black, explaining that the murderer “chose the victims according to their race, something totally unacceptable”, before “choosing the coward’s way out and shooting himself rather than face the consequences of his act.”

A handgun found at the scene of a shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 26, 2023. (Photo: AFP) (-/)

“It is a dark day in Jacksonville history. There is no place for hate in this community.”said the bailiff when revealing the first details and showing the weapons used by the murderer.

the mayor, Donna Deagan, present at the appearance, also confirmed the reasons: As the bailiff said, “it is a hate crime. It is up to us to do everything possible to deter this type of hatred, ”he insisted.

Residents gather to pray near the scene of the shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida. (AP/John Raoux).

It is unknown who the victims are, who apparently they were chosen at random by the man inside a local of the Dollar General chain of storesalthough according to some local media he also fired at cars that were passing by in the vicinity.

The perpetrator of the shooting, according to witnesses, was dressed in a camouflage uniform, gloves and a ski mask.

According to multiple sources cited by the local news4jax, around 12:45 local time (16:45 GMT) a man resembling the characteristics of the murderer was first seen at Edward Waters University (EWU).

The suspect hid behind the university library, and although campus security tried to catch him, the man was able to flee from there.

His steps were apparently directed to a store in the chain Dollar Generalwhere Fox 30 channel showed a special forces SWAT team in the vicinity, in the Kings Road area near Canal Street, as they engaged in a shootout with the armed suspect inside the store.

“This is unacceptable. One shooting is too much, but these mass shootings are really hard to bear.”said the mayor.

This shooting It came on the same day 5 years ago when a shooter killed 2 people and wounded 11 others before turning the gun on himself at a gaming tournament at the old Jacksonville Landing, News4jax reported.

Source: Elcomercio