White supremacy ‘has no place in America,’ White House says after Florida shooting
White supremacy “has no place in America”, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday in the wake of what authorities describe as a racially-motivated killing of three Black people in Florida over the weekend.
“Even as we continue searching for answers, we must say clearly and forcefully that white supremacy has no place in America,” Jean-Pierre said.
A 21-year old white gunman shot dead three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday. The shooter, Ryan Christopher Palmeter, later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Local sheriff T.K. Waters has said the shooting was racially motivated. Authorities say the shooter left behind several manifestos for media, his parents and law enforcement detailing his hatred for Black people.
