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SEE: Rev. Al Sharpton delivers eulogy for Jacksonville Dollar General shooting victim Angela Carr

By ActionNewsJax.com News Staff
Funeral program for Angela Carr, one of the victims who was killed in a racially-motivated shooting at Dollar General in Jacksonville on Aug. 26.

Angela Carr funeral program Funeral program for Angela Carr, one of the victims who was killed in a racially-motivated shooting at Dollar General in Jacksonville on Aug. 26.

By ActionNewsJax.com News Staff

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Several prominent leaders were in attendance on Friday at the funeral of Angela Carr, one of the victims killed in a racially-motivated shooting at the Dollar General in New Town on Aug. 26.

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Rev. Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy at Carr’s funeral, which was held at Bethel Baptist Church.

Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump was set to deliver a “call for justice” address, but Sharpton said he was stuck in New York.

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Three people were killed in the August attack -- Carr, Jerrald Gallion, and Anolt “AJ” Laguerre. Two of their funerals are Friday, with another set for Saturday.

You can watch Sharpton’s remarks in the video below:

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