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2023 Jacksonville shooting - Wikipedia
On August 26, 2023, three people were fatally shot by a gunman in a mass shooting that took place at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida. Authorities identified Ryan Christopher Palmeter as the gunman, described as a 21-year-old White male. Palmeter shot and killed himself after he barricaded himself in an office. The incident has been described as a terrorist attack, was racially motivated, and is currently under investigation as a hate crime.
The shooter, Ryan Christopher Palmeter (November 28, 2001 – August 26, 2023), was a 21-year-old white male from Orange Park, Florida, who lived in the Oakleaf Plantation area of Jacksonville before he killed himself during the shooting. Palmeter was a former student at both Oakleaf High School and Flagler College. In 2016, he was the subject of a domestic police call between him and his brother. In 2017, he was the subject of a Baker Act call, used to place persons under involuntary detainment for mental health examination for up to 72 hours.
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