those the government says was race ethnicity or ancestry. she didn t see it coming. reporter: kevin dunn s favorite aunt vickie jones had beaten cancer but could not survive hate. 67-year-old jones and 69-year-old mallory stol lard shot dead while grocery shopping targeted because of their skin color police say. they were black, the alleged shooter white. a white witness armed with a gun told his son what the shooter said while fleeing. > he said please don t shoot or i won t shoot you. he said whites don t kill whites. reporter: what do you think about what was said? . it hurts. it s sad. it s terrible. people have the right to just exist. reporter: the suspect police say could have caused far more carnage. pastor kevin nelson says a parishioner saw him earlier at their church door. he bangs on it and then he
light now. in santa monica, a racist tirade over a parking space, a message for muslims in a car in north dakota. reporter: a black army veteran killing white police officers in dallas. a landscaper abused in los angeles. why do you hate us? because we re mexicans? yeah. words of hate which seem to be banished now brand dished more and more often. fbi says in 2017, hate crimes shot up 17%. the motivation for nearly 60% of those the government says was race ethnicity or ancestry. she didn t see it coming. reporter: kevin dunn s favorite aunt vickie jones had beaten cancer but could not survive hate. 67-year-old jones and 69-year-old mallory stol lard shot dead while grocery shopping targeted because of their skin color police say. they were black, the alleged shooter white. a white witness armed with a gun told his son what the shooter said while fleeing.