A fugitive wanted over the fatal shooting of a security guard set out to kill as many white people as possible in a rampage that left three men dead in California.
Kori Ali Muhammad, 39, who is black, told investigators he decided to target white people in downtown Fresno after police identified him as a suspect in the killing of the motel guard.
Muhammad fired 16 rounds in less than two minutes during his deadly spree.
He first walked up to a lorry and shot a 34-year-old white man sitting in the passenger seat, but spared the Latino driver.
He fired at another person but missed before shooting dead a 37-year-old pedestrian carrying a bag of shopping.
The last victim, 58, was gunned down in the car park of a charity building.
Fresno police chief Jerry Dyer said Muhammad had also approached a car between the shootings, but he did not open fire on the two woman and child inside, who were Latino.
When captured Muhammad shouted "Allahu Akbar" - God is great - but Mr Dyer said the shootings had "nothing to do with terrorism in spite of the statement he made".
"This is solely based on race," he said.
He added: "These individuals who were chosen today did not do anything to deserve what they got.
"These were unprovoked attacks by an individual that was intent on carrying out homicides today. He did that."
Just hours before the shootings on Tuesday, police published a news release warning that Muhammad was armed and dangerous and wanted for the murder last week of a white motel security guard, 25-year-old Carl Williams.
When arrested, he is said to have told officers: "I did it. I shot them."
Muhammad, who was previously known as Cory McDonald, faces four counts of murder and at least two additional charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
On what is believed to be his Facebook page, Muhammad repeatedly posted "#LetBlackPeopleGo" and encouraged "black warriors" to "mount up".
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