Written - Narendra Dudhwa
An attack on a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Monday left 3 people dead on the spot
What was authoritatively described as a racist attack against black people
The suspect wore a bulletproof vest and mask on campus, then went to a nearby Dollar General and opened fire with an AR-15 style rifle and handgun
Police Tk According to Watters, he began firing outside the store and then inside, killing three victims on the spot and killing himself as well
The three dead, including two men and a woman, were called Black Heroes by the sheriff. According to police, the attack was clearly directed towards black people
The accused used racist words and left writing paper with his parents, the media and federal agents
which explained his "hateful ideology of learning to hate," the sheriff told reporters
This attack clearly targets black people, Waters said
The sheriff stated that the terrorist did not have knowledge of the persons killed as a result of him and it is believed that he acted alone
It's a dark day in the history of Jacksonville," the sheriff said
The FBI has launched an investigation requiring a special agent, Sherry Onks, of the FBI's Jacksonville office, for a federal civil rights investigation
That's roughly two monthly shoot events for every day of the year
This July, the group said it had crossed the 400 mark, the highest such number since 2013
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