Ryan Palmeter, the alleged gunman who shot dead three people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday was able to buy the weapons he used in the attack legally, despite once having been taken into the state’s care after suffering a mental health episode, law enforcement has said.
Palmeter was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a Glock handgun and was wearing a tactical vest and face mask when he arrived in the discount store’s parking lot around 1pm on Saturday and fired 11 rounds into a black Kia, killing the driver, 52-year-old Angela Michelle Carr.
