In the wake of a racially-motivated shooting that took the lives of three Black people on Saturday at its store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood, Dollar General is announcing financial support for the community and victims’ families.
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52-year-old Angela Michelle Carr, 19-year-old Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre Jr, 29-year-old Jerrald De’Shaun Gallion lost their lives in the shooting.The company said in a news release Friday that, ”In addition to the ongoing counseling resources and the financial support provided and available directly to the victims’ families, Dollar General pledges a total of more than $2.5 million to efforts and organizations focused on healing and hope for Jacksonville.
DG is also pledging “a matching donation of up to $1 million to its Employee Assistance Foundation, which provides assistance to members of the Dollar General family in specified times of need.”The New Town store on Kings Road will also be remodeled as the company said it recognizes the role it plays in providing necessities to the area. It will reopen in late September or early October
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