The gunman, 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmeter, parked his car at the Edward Waters University campus in Jacksonville and was donning gloves and a vest when students saw him
A campus police officer chased away a white gunman who planned to open fire at Florida’s first historically Black university, then the shooter, the school’s president said Monday, August 28, two days after the attack.
After the attack and as sheriff’s deputies closed in on him, Palmeter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He left behind several manifestos for media, his parents and law enforcement detailing his hatred for Black people, according to authorities, who said they may release the writings at a future date.
Additionally, the sheriff said, university surveillance footage showed two young Black men getting into a car parked next to Palmeter’s as he sat in it, yet he did not open fire on them.“We can’t let hate prevail. It’s on the rise,” President Joe Biden said at the White House before civil rights leaders including the family of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., gathered for the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement personnel on Monday evaluated security on campus and made recommendations for safety improvements, according to DeSantis. The governor on Sunday, August 27, was booed at a prayer vigil for the shooting victims, where he told the crowd the gunman was “a major-league scumbag.”
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