Jacksonville Dollar General shooting

[WLJ]

May have had a bigger target in mind before the Dollar General.

Jacksonville assailant found a soft target after security scared him away from the first
https://bearingarms.com/ranjit-singh/2023/08/28/jacksonville-assailant-found-a-soft-target-after-security-scared-him-away-from-the-first-n74200

According to this there may have been two previous targets, the first being another Dollar General store before the college

    Investigators believe the gunman originally intended to attack a different dollar store – a Family Dollar he visited just minutes before driving to the university, Waters told CNN’s Abby Phillip on Monday night.

    Waters believes the sight of a security vehicle arriving at the store and parking outside deterred the shooter.

    “I don’t think he wanted to have any confrontation with someone that would create an issue for him or stop him from doing what he wanted to do,” Waters said.

    “He had a goal in mind,” the sheriff said. “I think he wanted those stores – one of those stores. I don’t know why.”

https://bearingarms.com/ranjit-singh/2023/09/01/jacksonville-update-assailant-avoided-not-one-but-two-secure-targets-before-going-to-the-third-n74366