‘Fighting to not be angry’: Jacksonville mourns victims killed by racist gunman

Pastor urges congregants to follow Christ's example as mayor says it feels some days like we're going backward' after mass shooting

The pastor of a church near the site of the racist fatal shooting of three Black people in Florida told congregants Sunday to follow Jesus Christ's example and keep their sadness from turning to rage.

Jacksonville's mayor wept. Others at the service focused on Florida's political rhetoric and said it has fueled such racist attacks.