A yet-to-be obtained number of people were killed as an active shooter barricaded himself inside a Dollar General store in Florida, USA on August 26.
This comes after the shooter was seen at a university campus putting on a ballistic vest before fleeing from security and choosing a new target.
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan confirmed that there were “a number of fatalities” caused by the mass shooting at the store located at the city’s Kings Road.
“This is unacceptable. One shooting is too much but these mass shootings are really hard to take,” she said.
A witness told News4Jax that he was seconds away from walking into the store before realising they didn’t have any cash on him, so luckily decided to go to another store. He said he heard gunshots ring out moments later and claimed the gunman was firing at cars. He turned around to see a woman running and a man fall back.
