2023 Jacksonville shooting
| 2023 Jacksonville shooting | |
|---|---|
The Dollar General store photographed in 2020 | |
| Location | 2161 Kings Road, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 30°20′57″N 81°41′46″W / 30.34917°N 81.69611°W |
| Date | August 26, 2023 1:08 p.m. – 1:19 p.m. (EDT; UTC−04:00) |
| Target | African Americans |
Attack type | Triple-murder, murder suicide, mass shooting, domestic terrorism, hate crime |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 4 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Ryan Christopher Palmeter |
| Motive | Right-wing terrorism Racism against black people Christchurch mosque shootings copycat crime Mental illness Suicidal ideation |
On August 26, 2023, three people were fatally shot by a gunman in a mass shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida. Authorities identified 21-year-old male Ryan Christopher Palmeter as the gunman. Palmeter shot and killed himself after he barricaded himself in an office. The incident has been described as a terrorist attack and racially motivated, and is currently under investigation as a hate crime.