Ryan Palmeter, 21, shot dead two men and a woman inside a Dollar General store in Jacksonville before killing himself, authorities say.
He had driven from neighbouring Clay County and had sent his father a text message telling him to check his computer.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerEarlier, Mayor Donna Deegan told WJXT"there were a number of fatalities" inside the store but did not give a precise number.
Numerous police officers were in the area near Edward Waters University, a small historically black university. "This is unacceptable," Ms Deegan told the station."One shooting is too much but these mass shootings are really hard to take."Jacksonville City Council member Ju'Coby Pittman also told the TV channel:"My heart is heavy. I am tired of all of the shootings."
Sherri Onks, the special agent in charge of the Jacksonville FBI office, said federal officials had opened a civil rights investigation and would pursue the incident as a hate crime. "Hate crimes are always and will always remain a top priority for the FBI because they are not only an attack on a victim, they're also meant to threaten and intimidate an entire community," Ms Onks said.
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