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Funerals have begun in Florida for the three Black victims of a racist gunman who shot them down at a Jacksonville discount store. The Rev.
Rev. Al Sharpton makes a point as he gives the Eulogy during the memorial service for shooting victim Angela Carr, 52, at The Bethel Baptist Church, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. Uber driver Carr was one of three people killed in the racially motivated shooting.
Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Jr. and his wife Pastor Kimberly McKissick get out of their seats as Rev. Al Sharpton’s presentation reached a crescendo during the memorial service for Uber driver Angela Carr at The Bethel Baptist Church, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. Carr was one of three people killed in the racially motivated shooting. Sharpton delivered the eulogy. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, left, and city council member Ju’Coby Pittman, far right, stand as elected officials were recognized at a memorial service for Dollar General shooting victim Angela Carr at The Bethel Baptist Church, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. Uber driver Carr was one of three people killed in the racially motivated shooting. Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy. Law enforcement officials continue their investigation at a Dollar General Store that was the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. This undated photo provided by Luckner Joachin shows A.J. Laguerre with his cap and gown for his 2020 high school graduation. Laguerre, 19, was an employee at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Fla., where he and two other Black people were killed Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. The local sheriff said the gunman, who took his own life, targeted all three victims because of their race. This undated selfie taken and provided by Sabrina Rozier shows Rozier, left, and Jerrald Gallion. Gallion was killed, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, when a 21-year-old white man opened fire at Black shoppers at a store in Florida with guns he bought legally despite once being involuntarily committed for a mental health exam. From left, a woman who goes by the name of “Queen,” views crosses put up in memory of the victims of Saturday’s shooting as artist Roberto Marquez, of Dallas, paints and Will Walsh, of Nocatee, Fla., helps construct posts Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, near the site of the attack at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Fla. Queen says she is a manager at the store and was holed up in the office at the store when the shooting occurred. Sabrina Rozier kisses her granddaughter Je Asia Gallion, 4, who is the daughter of shooting victim Jerrald Gallion as the family was recognized during a memorial service for another of the Dollar General shooting victims, Angela Carr, at The Bethel Baptist Church, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. Uber driver Carr was one of three people killed in the racially motivated shooting. Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy. Rev. Al Sharpton addresses the audience as he gives the Eulogy during the memorial service for Dollar General shooting victim Angela Carr, as Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Jr., back, and his wife Pastor Kimberly McKissick, listen during a memorial service at The Bethel Baptist Church, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. Uber driver Carr was one of three people killed in the racially motivated shooting.
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