On August 26, 2023, 29-year-old Jerrald DeShaun Gallion was one of three people killed in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Dollar General on Kings Road in the New Town section of Jacksonville, Florida. The attacker, identified as Ryan Christopher Palmeter, used a Glock and an AR-15-style firearm marked with a swastika and wore a tactical vest during an 11-minute rampage. One victim, 52-year-old Angela Michelle Carr, was shot outside after Palmeter fired into her black Kia; Gallion and 19-year-old store clerk Anolt Joseph AJ Laguerre Jr. were shot inside the store.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office described the attack as driven by Palmeter’s hatred of Black people, citing hateful writings found on his person and at his home. Palmeter died by suicide as police responded. In the days after the killings, families filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Dollar General, its subsidiaries, the store’s contracted security company, and Palmeter’s parents, alleging failures to provide adequate security and to protect the public. Funeral services were held and community leaders condemned the violence.

If anyone knew Jerrald DeShaun Gallion or has information about his activities at the store that day, please share what is known.