"Examining the Disturbing Trend of Racist Shootings: Insights from Jacksonville, Florida"
The father of Ryan Christopher Palmeter, the gunman responsible for a racially motivated shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, called 911 after the rampage began. Palmeter had left behind racist writings and was armed with a swastika-emblazoned assault-style rifle. His father revealed that Palmeter had stopped taking his medication and had previously threatened to kill himself. The shooter had initially planned to attack a different dollar store but changed his target. The Justice Department is investigating the shooting as a hate crime and an act of racially motivated violent extremism.