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The suspected shooter who killed three at a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida, expressed "hatred toward African Americans," according to the FBI. The FBI said the suspected shooter hoped to inspire others to carry out attacks. The suspected gunman who officials say killed three people over the weekend at a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida, before turning the gun on himself had "racist writings and rants" that described a "hatred toward African Americans" and other groups, according to the FBI. The suspect, identified as Ryan Christopher Palmeter, used an AR-15-style weapon he purchased legally to kill Black shoppers at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon, Jacksonville County Sheriff T.K.

Waters said over the weekend. Palmeter left behind a last will and testament and writings that read like "the diary of a madman," Waters said. "We've identified multiple documents, including racist writings and rants that the depict a hatred toward African Americans, as well as other cultural groups. One of the primary themes throughout the writings is a belief in the inferiority of Black people," Sherri E. Onks, special agent in charge of the FBI Jacksonville Field Office, told state and local law enforcement partners on a conference call Monday. "And there's also evidence that he harbored anti-LGBTQ+ and antisemitic grievances." It is believed Palmeter, a 21-year-old white