U.S. President Joe Biden Denounces Shooting in Jacksonville

Monday, 28 August 2023 06:57

By Linda Morgan

Three people killed in racially-motivated attack

U.S. President Joe Biden has responded after a racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville, Florida this weekend.

On Saturday, a white man opened fire at a Dollar General store, killing three Black people before turning the gun on himself.

The shooting happened on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King did his famous "I have a dream speech."

Biden said white supremacy has no place in America, and he and his wife grieve withthe people of Jacksonville.

Authorities say the shooter, 21 year old Ryan Palmeter, legally purchased the guns used in the attack.

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