DOLLAR GENERAL SHOOTING

Gov. DeSantis fiercely defends himself against Black veteran who blames him for racist Jacksonville shooting

A Gov. Ron DeSantis news conference in Jacksonville turned heated Thursday morning after a Black man in the crowd said the Florida governor’s policies contributed to the racist murder of three Black residents in Jacksonville last month.

‘When is it going to stop?’ Family of Dollar General shooting victim speaks out about deadly hate crime

“This was a tragedy that never should have happened,” Eva Mobley said as she sat on a front porch in Nashville. “When is it going to stop? When is the hatred going to stop?”

Words matter: Hate crime data shows a link between political speech and attacks

Brian Levin with California State University’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism says there are consistent correlations related to a catalyst and rhetoric.

The father of the Dollar General gunman called 911 to try and help police, but it was too late

As the community continues to grieve after a racist shooting spree at a Jacksonville Dollar General Saturday, the 911 call the gunman’s father made that day is revealing new details about what happened that day and his past.

Racially motivated deadly mass shooting brings attention to New Town neighborhood

The racially motivated murders in Jacksonville’s New Town community have created grief and additional strain in an urban neighborhood that was already experiencing challenges. There are no grocery stores in New Town, no restaurants, or access to shopping.