Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters is holding another news conference Monday to provide an update on the deadly shooting that killed three people.
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Waters said the shooting at a Dollar General on Kings Road — that prompted heavy police and SWAT response in Northwest Jacksonville — is being called a hate crime by the FBI.
The three victims who lost their lives have been identified as 52-year-old Angela Carr, 19-year-old Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre Jr. and 29-year-old Jerrald Gallion.
The sheriff confirmed that the shooter, who had an AR-style rifle, which had swastikas drawn on it, and a Glock, was seen on Edward Waters University’s campus moments before gunfire erupted.
Waters said three manifestos were written that expressed a “disgusting ideology of hate.” They were written, according to the sheriff, to the media, his parents and federal agents.
EWU held a conference Monday recognizing the students who spotted the shooter and praising the security guard who informed JSO of a suspicious man on campus, which