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Jax City Council approves spending for historical memorial marker honoring mass shooting victims

JACCKSONVILLE, Fla. — On Tuesday night, Aug. 13, the Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved spending $10,000 to put up a memorial to the three people killed in a racially-motivated shooting at a Dollar General store on Aug. 26 of last year.

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The memorial, which honors Angela Carr, Jerrald Gallion, and Anolt “AJ” Laguerre, will be placed at Kings Road Memorial Park at the intersection of Kings Road and Canal Street. That’s a block away from the Dollar General Store.

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The memorial will be unveiled on Aug. 25.

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