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A white gunman who opened fire inside a Walmart in Ohio…wounding four people before killing himself…may have been motivated by racist extremism, the FBI says. Four shoppers…two Black women, a white woman and a white man…were wounded in the attack at the Walmart in Beavercreek, just days before Thanksgiving. Evidence, including journal writings, show the shooting may have been at least partially inspired by racially violent extremist ideology, officials add. The shooter, identified as 20-year-old Benjamin Jones, of Dayton, entered the store Monday night. He shot an undetermined number of rounds, leaving injured victims throughout the building, before turning the weapon on himself. Jones bought the gun two days before the attack at a store in Dayton, the FBI says. Investigators say they are checking whether he provided any false information on his background check form. Three of the victims are in stable condition at area hospitals.

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