An awful mass shooting occurred in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday leaving the Democrat Mayor lamenting the number of mass shooting in America.

Unconfirmed reports state that four individuals were killed and two wounded Saturday afternoon just before 1 PM on Kings Road, Northwest Jacksonville, . The body count could rise are more details are uncovered.

Breaking: Reports of active shooter near Edward Waters University, Jacksonville, Florida

Reports said 4 people are dead and 2 others shot.

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— Newstongue (@newstongue) August 26, 2023

Details are very scarce at the moment but News4Jax reported that a witness, who was about to walk into the store, said he heard gunshots ring out moments later.

He said he witnessed the shooter firing at cars. The next thing he noticed was a woman running and another man fall back when he turned around.

Moments later, according to the witness, he heard gunshots ring out. He said the shooter was firing at cars.

The witness said he turned around a saw a woman running and another man fall back.

Emergency services, including a SWAT team, rushed to the scene. The suspect reportedly barricaded himself inside and exchanged gunfire with the police.

The condition of the suspect is unknown at this time.

Jacksonville Mayor Denna Deagan was on scene and confirmed to News4Jax there were multiple fatalities. She also told the outlet a man was barricaded in the Dollar General on Kings Road.

Mayor Deegan says several people are dead in a shooting at the Dollar General on Kings Road and the suspect is barricaded inside.

SWAT and police have been here for hours, a witness I spoke to told me he had just walked out of the store when he heard gunshots. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/R0LrKCalML

— Ben Ryan (@BenRyanANJax) August 26, 2023

She also lamented the number of mass shootings happening in America.

This is unacceptable. One shooting is too much but these mass shootings are really hard to take.

This is developing story and will be updated…

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A Kentucky school district this week canceled in-person learning due to COVID, flu and strep throat cases.

The Lee County School District has been in session for less than two weeks, and they are already cancelling classes.

Another 2020 repeat?

NBC News:

Less than two weeks into the school year, a Kentucky school district has canceled in-person classes for the rest of the week after nearly a fifth of its students came down with Covid, strep throat, the flu and other illnesses.

The Lee County School District, which has just under 900 students, began classes Aug. 9 but noticed attendance drop to about 82% on Friday, Superintendent Earl Ray Schuler said.

By Monday, the rate dipped to 81%, and 14 staff members called in sick, Schuler said.

The district canceled classes Tuesday and Wednesday and will shift to remote learning Thursday and Friday. Extracurricular activities, including sports practices and games, have been canceled through the week to allow for a deep clean of the schools, Schuler said.

“We’re sanitizing our buses and our buildings and giving our staff and our students time to heal,” he said.

One has to ask, is this necessary?

For many years, kids would stay home until they felt better, then would go back to school. However, since 2020, the door has been open to extreme measures such as school closures or lockdowns.

It’s not just happening in Kentucky.

A school district in South Texas near Antonio is taking similar measures.

It must be election season because Covid mask mandates and lockdowns are slowly coming back.

A school district in South Texas just outside of San Antonio closed down temporarily due to an ‘uptick’ in Covid cases.

Runge ISD closed down this week and will reportedly open back up on Tuesday, August 29 due to 10 Covid cases among teachers and staffers.

Extracurricular activities were also suspended.

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