US law enforcement agency: Florida white man kills three black people for racial motives Florida | race | white
On August 27th local time, US law enforcement agencies stated that the gun branch held by the white gunman who shot three black people in Jacksonville, northern Florida the day before was legally purchased, and the case was motivated by race.
Local sheriff J.K. Waters said at a press conference that gunman Ryan Christopher Palmite had no previous criminal record, and the only police record was that he and his brother reported a domestic violence incident. However, Waters said that Palmite was briefly detained in 2017, based on local laws that allow a person to be "taken to a receiving institution for mandatory examination" in the event of a mental health crisis.
According to Waters, Palmite also left behind a will and a suicide letter, which have now been retrieved by his father.
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According to Reuters, the investigation department claimed that the shooting was motivated by race, stating that the gunman had spread "multiple declarations" to the media, his parents, and law enforcement before committing the crime, detailing his hatred towards black people.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement that the Department of Justice is investigating the shooting incident as a hate crime and "violent extremist behavior motivated by race.".
The shooting occurred at around 14:00 local time on the 26th. The gunman carried a semi-automatic rifle and a pistol to a discount goods chain store, shot and killed two black men and one black woman before committing suicide.
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US President Joseph Biden said in a statement on the 27th, "We must refuse to live in a country where black families go shopping and black students go to school because they worry about being shot for their skin color."
The population of the United States is about 330 million, and the number of civilian firearms exceeds 400 million. Gun violence has become a "norm" in American social life. Due to factors such as party disputes, the chronic illness of gun violence in the United States is difficult to cure. The Democratic and Republican parties have serious disagreements over the issue of gun control, resulting in Congress failing to pass any major federal gun control laws for over 20 years. Local level gun control legislation efforts have also been struggling due to party polarization and obstruction by interest groups.