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The white gunman who shot and killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, was identified as a 21-year-old who bought his guns legally and had no criminal history, local law enforcement said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The shooter, Ryan Christopher Palmeter, lived with his parents in a suburb of Jacksonville, Sheriff T.K. Waters told a press conference.<\/p>\n

“There was no criminal record, nothing,” he said, adding that the only thing on file was a domestic violence call with his brother. “There were no red flags.”<\/p>\n

Reuters<\/em> could not immediately reach members of the shooter’s family for comment.<\/p>\n

Authorities have described the shooting as racially motivated, saying the man had authored “several manifestos” for media, his parents and law enforcement detailing his hatred for Black people.<\/p>\n

Read also: Gunman kills three, himself in racially motivated shooting in Florida<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Waters said the suspect was caught on video shooting the first victim, a Black 52-year-old woman, in her car outside the Dollar General, a U.S. discount chain. He then entered the store where he shot and killed two Black men, aged 29 and 19.<\/p>\n

Palmeter wore a tactical vest and his face was covered, Waters said. He carried a handgun and an “AR-15 style” rifle, with swastikas on it, referring to a lightweight semi-automatic long gun often used in mass shootings, police said.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, he was spotted trying to enter a local historically Black college, Edward Waters University, before heading to the Dollar General store.<\/p>\n

The university said in a statement that a man had refused to identify himself and had been turned away by a campus security officer. “It was later determined that the individual would be involved in a shooting near EWU campus,” the institution said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n