A new memorial now honors the lives of Angela Carr, Jerrald Gallion and A.J. Laguerre Jr., one year after the three were killed in a racially-motivated attack at a Dollar General in Jacksonville.
Monday, Aug. 26 will mark one year since a 21-year-old gunman from Clay County opened fire, killing Angela Carr , Anolt “AJ” Laguerre, Jr., and Jerrald Gallion before turning the gun on himself.–
Three makeshift memorials still stand adjacent to the road in front of the store, paying tribute to the three victims of the racist attack. Below that is a description of what happened that day when a 21-year-old gunman from Clay County walked into the Dollar General and opened fire, killing Carr, Laguerre and Gallion before turning the gun on himself.A.J. Laguerre Jr., Angela Carr and Jerrald Gallion were killed in a racially-motivated attack at a Dollar General store in New Town.
During the unveiling on Sunday, 904ward also hosted a soil collection, a ceremony typically performed at the sites of unjust killings, like lynchings.
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