Monday marked one year since the tragic racist mass shooting at a Jacksonville Dollar General that claimed the lives of three people.
Action News Jax spoke with the son of one of those victims on the day of remembrance.
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One year later, the wounds were still fresh, and accountability was still being sought.
Memorials to the victims still stand outside of the Dollar General, serving as a somber reminder of that tragic day.
Chayvaughn Payne still remembers his favorite aspects of his mother, Angela Carr, who was killed in the shooting. Jerrald Gallion and “AJ” Laguerre, Jr. also died that day.
“Her voice. Her smile,” Payne said.
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The passage of time has done little to bring closure to Carr’s son.
“I’m slowly coping with it, but it’s hard. You know what I’m saying? Like, I don’t feel anger no more, I just feel loss,” Payne said.
A new lawsuit filed on behalf of his mother’s estate asserts the shooter’s parents bear responsibility for Carr’s wrongful death.