Three people were victims of shooting in an American city Jacksonville, Florida, reports RIA Novosti with reference to local authorities.
As noted, the shooting occurred in the store. The report says that the reason for the shooting was the racial hatred of the shooter for black people. He himself later took his own life.
«The attacker was racially motivated — he hated blacks,» the authorities said in a statement. Two men and a woman were killed.
The gunman reportedly fired from a rifle and a pistol, and a tactical vest was also found on him. His identity remains unknown.
According to The Gun Violence Archive, which specializes in reporting the facts of mass shootings, in 2020 there were more than 600 cases in the United States when four or more people, not counting the perpetrator, were injured or killed. In 2019, there were 417 such facts.