Family members of the Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General shooting victims are suing the store’s owner, operator, and security contractor, claiming negligent security helped a racist gunman kill their loved ones.

According to NBC News, the lawsuit was filed on Dec. 4 in a Florida state court. The lawsuit names the parents and estate of Ryan Palmeter, the gunman who killed Angela Carr, Jerrald Gallon, and A.J. Laguerre, as defendants. According to the lawsuit, “While Palmeter was deterred from harming the public at his two preceding stops, at this Dollar General, there was nothing in place to again deter Palmeter from attacking and killing innocent persons.”

“Dollar General, blood is on your hands, too,” said Benjamin Crump, one of the attorneys representing the victims’ family, at a Dec. 5 press conference.

Added Q’uantavius Laguerre, the older brother of A.J. Laguerre, “If Dollar General just simply had somebody there to be security just as Family Dollar did, just as Edward Waters did, I wouldn’t be up here speaking about AJ.”

According to investigators, Palmeter made it clear in his writings that he carried an intense hatred for Black people. Additionally, Palmeter texted his father and told him to check his computer, where he found a suicide note Palmeter among the writings. His parents notified the authorities, but it was too late, as Palmeter had already begun his attack.

Palmeter killed himself at the scene. The lawsuit also blames Palmeter’s parents for their negligence, “including but not limited to informing the authorities about the threat posed by Ryan Palmeter and by allowing him and/or assisting him to retain his firearms, despite the evident danger posed.”

Source: Family Of Jacksonville Victims Sue Dollar General Over Racist Mass Shooting

A mass shooting over the weekend in Washington D.C. left a six-year-old girl dead as well as her mother and several others wounded.

According to CNN, the girl was shot and killed and five adults were also injured in the drive-by shooting that took place after 11 p.m. Friday in the southeast part of the district outside a liquor and convenience store.

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A video released by police officials shows a silver or gray car driving through the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE and Malcolm X Avenue SE. Several gunshots can be seen being fired from the vehicle.

The car was set on fire after the incident.

NBC Washington reported the slain child as Nyiah Courtney; two women and three men were shot. Nyiah was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead. The two women and three men were all treated for their gunshot wounds and are expected to recover. Their identities were hidden because they are considered witnesses in the case, D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said.

Source: 6-Year-Old Girl Killed in Washington D.C. Mass Shooting