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‘You cannot unsee him’: Dollar General shooting survivor shares the lingering trauma left behind 1 year later
Read full article: ‘You cannot unsee him’: Dollar General shooting survivor shares the lingering trauma left behind 1 year later“I’m just telling my story in hopes it evokes change,” Mercedez Jones said as she read from a memoir in the living room of her home.
Historic marker to honor victims of racist Dollar General attack to be unveiled during ceremony
Read full article: Historic marker to honor victims of racist Dollar General attack to be unveiled during ceremonyCouncilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, in collaboration with the City of Jacksonville and the Inaugural Memorial and Soil Collection Community Planning Committee, will host a ceremony to honor the victims and survivors of the tragic 2023 Dollar General shooting in Jacksonville.
Racist shooting, garage collapse and Idalia: Looking back at the most read local stories of 2023
Read full article: Racist shooting, garage collapse and Idalia: Looking back at the most read local stories of 2023Here are the Top 10 local headlines that our readers took the most interest in this year, in no particular order:
Families of Dollar General shooting victims file lawsuit, lawyers cite lack of security presence
Read full article: Families of Dollar General shooting victims file lawsuit, lawyers cite lack of security presenceLawyers for the families of three Black residents killed in a racially motivated shooting at a Jacksonville Dollar General store have filed a lawsuit.
Families of Dollar General shooting victims file lawsuit against store, security company, parents of shooter
Read full article: Families of Dollar General shooting victims file lawsuit against store, security company, parents of shooterLawyers for the families of three Black residents killed in a racially motivated shooting at a Jacksonville Dollar General store have filed a lawsuit.
Attorney for family of Dollar General shooting victim says community has failed to follow through on promises
Read full article: Attorney for family of Dollar General shooting victim says community has failed to follow through on promisesIt’s been three months since three people were killed in a racially-motivated shooting at a New Town Dollar General.
‘Spread more love’: Third victim of Dollar General shooting laid to rest as family pleas for community to unite
Read full article: ‘Spread more love’: Third victim of Dollar General shooting laid to rest as family pleas for community to uniteWearing hints of royal blue, family and friends walked into the St. Paul Church of Jacksonville Saturday to honor a man who shouldered many titles -- son, brother, cousin, friend with his favorite being, dad.
‘We’re going to remember Jerrald’: Loving father, brother killed in Dollar General shooting to be laid to rest Saturday
Read full article: ‘We’re going to remember Jerrald’: Loving father, brother killed in Dollar General shooting to be laid to rest SaturdayThe family of Jerrald Gallion will lay him to rest on Saturday to say their final goodbyes.
National civil rights leaders plan hate crime summit in Jacksonville
Read full article: National civil rights leaders plan hate crime summit in JacksonvilleNearly one week after a gunman killed three Black people in New Town, National civil rights leader Al Sharpton, the family of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and the Anti-Defamation League announced plans Monday to bring a hate crime summit to Jacksonville.
‘Healing is very important’: Organizers hold event to help community with trauma after triple-murder shooting
Read full article: ‘Healing is very important’: Organizers hold event to help community with trauma after triple-murder shootingA Jacksonville organization is helping the community learn to heal after a tragedy following Saturday’s racially-motivated shooting that killed three Black people.
Jacksonville mother mourning loss of 29-year-old son remembers him as source of sunshine for family
Read full article: Jacksonville mother mourning loss of 29-year-old son remembers him as source of sunshine for familyDays after 29-year-old Jerrald Gallion and two others lost their lives to what police described as a racially motivated attack on the Black community, Gallion’s mother, siblings and close cousin are breaking their silence about his life and the legacy he leaves behind.
Dollar General shooter praised mass killers, identified Eminem, Machine Gun Kelly as targets in racist writings: report
Read full article: Dollar General shooter praised mass killers, identified Eminem, Machine Gun Kelly as targets in racist writings: reportA report published by Rolling Stone on Wednesday sheds new light on the views of the white gunman who killed three Black residents in a racially motivated attack at a Jacksonville Dollar General on Saturday.
‘He could have killed us’: Young mother says Dollar General shooter told her to ‘run’ if she wanted to live
Read full article: ‘He could have killed us’: Young mother says Dollar General shooter told her to ‘run’ if she wanted to liveA young mother recalls the moment she thought was going to be her last when she was trapped in the Dollar General with her 2-year-old daughter with a 21-year-old shooter who killed three people in a racially-motivated attack.