Walmart shooter who injured 4 in Ohio may have been motivated by racial extremism, FBI says
- A white gunman opened fire in an Ohio Walmart, injuring four people and killing himself, in a shooting that may have been motivated by racist extremism, according to the FBI.
- The victims included two Black women, a white woman, and a white man. Evidence, such as journal writings, suggests that racially violent extremist ideology played a role in the attack.
- The incident follows a similar racially motivated attack at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas in 2019, prompting changes in Walmart's firearm sales policy.
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Nazi-loving Ohio gunman motivated to shoot by racist hate: report
The FBI believes a man who opened fire in a Walmart store in Ohio was motivated by racist extremism.The gunman, identified as Benjamin Charles Jones, shot and wounded two Black women, a white woman and a white man before fatally shooting himself at the Beavercreek store, reported WXIX-TV.“Based on evidence collected, including journal writings from the attacker, Benjamin Charles Jones, the attack may have been at least partially inspired by Raci…
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