Nine People Killed in Charleston Church Shooting; Massacre Suspect Dylann Storm Roof Arrested

Nine Are Killed in Charleston Church Shooting; Gunman Is Sought

By JASON HOROWITZ, NICK CORASANITI and ASHLEY SOUTHALL  JUNE 18, 2015


prayer vigil near the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church early Thursday. Credit David Goldman/Associated Press

CHARLESTON, S.C. — An intense manhunt was under way Thursday for a white gunman who opened fire on Wednesday night at a historic black church in this city’s downtown, killing nine people before fleeing.

The police chief, Greg Mullen, called the shooting a hate crime.

Chief Mullen said that law enforcement officials, including the F.B.I. and other federal agencies, were assisting in the investigation of a shooting that left six women and three men dead.

The police said the gunman walked into the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church around 9 p.m. and began shooting. Among the dead, according to reports, was the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was also a state senator.

Eight people died at the scene, Chief Mullen said. One person taken to the Medical University of South Carolina, and died on the way.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/us/charleston-church-shooting.html?_r=0

Charleston Gunman At Large After Killing Nine in Shooting at Church

Police call incident at historic South Carolina black church a hate crime; state senator and pastor Clementa Pinckney among those killed


The suspect is seen in an image provided by the Charleston Police Department. Photo: Associated Press

By Valerie Bauerlein

Updated June 18, 2015 6:54 a.m. ET

Nine people were killed after a white man opened fire Wednesday night at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C., in what police described as a ‘hate crime,’ and police are still searching for the suspect.

At a 6 a.m. news conference Thursday, Charleston police chief Greg Mullen said the suspect is still at large. Police have “no reason” to believe the suspect isn’t in the Charleston area, Mr. Mullen said. He urged people to “be vigilant” and if they see anything suspicious to immediately contact authorities.

“This is an all hands on deck effort,” Mr. Mullen said. “This is a hate crime.”

The shooting took place at the Emanuel AME Church, led by Clementa Pinckney, a long-serving state senator. Mr. Pinckney was among those killed, police said.

A bomb threat complicated the investigation, contributing to chaos for several hours after the shooting and prompting police to ask nearby residents to evacuate.

Mr. Mullen said the suspect in the shooting was a white male in his early 20s. He said police thought they had tracked him with a police dog, but he got away.


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Gunman on run after nine slain in US black church attack

AFP
By Thomas Watkins
1 hour ago

Washington (AFP) - A white gunman was on the run Thursday after fatally shooting at least nine worshippers in a historic black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina in what police called a hate crime.

Churchgoers had gathered for a prayer meeting in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday evening when the shooter walked in and opened fire, Charleston Police Chief Gregory Mullen said.

America's latest mass shooting comes at a time of heightened racial tensions in the country, after several high-profile killings of unarmed black men at the hands of white police in recent months led to riots and a national debate on race.

In Wednesday's attack, eight people were killed inside the church, and another victim later died at a trauma center. Several other people were wounded.

"At this point, we have nine victims in this hideous crime that has been committed," Mullen told journalists.

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http://news.yahoo.com/nine-killed-south-carolina-church-shooting-police-050531716.html

RAW - Nine People Killed in Mass Shooting at Black Church in Charleston, SC




9 killed in downtown Charleston church shooting

Published on Jun 18, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VarXFlw14P4

Updated: 8:02 a.m. Thursday, June 18, 2015 | Posted: 9:44 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Police: 3 men, 6 women killed in Charleston church massacre (Videos)

Gunman attended the church prayer meeting for roughly an hour before opening fire

UPDATE 7:25 A.M. THURSDAY:

Chief Mullen told reporters the shooting call was received from the church at 9:05 p.m. A total of nine victims were shot and killed -- three men and six women. Their names have not been released.

The chief said it was critical for anyone in the community who recognizes the suspect or the vehicle to call the police. A family assistance center in downtown Charleston has been set up for families of the victims.

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http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/officials-charleston-police-scene-shooting/nmfps/

Pastor, 8 others, fatally shot at church in Charleston, SC (Videos)

Associated Press
By ALEX SANZ and DAVID GOLDMAN, Associated Press
19 mins ago

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white man opened fire during a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston, killing nine people, including the pastor, in an assault authorities described as a hate crime.

The suspect attended the meeting at the church Wednesday night and stayed for nearly an hour before the deadly gunfire erupted, Police Chief Greg Mullen said.

The shooter remained at large Thursday morning and police released photographs from surveillance video of a suspect and a possible getaway vehicle. Mullen said he could not offer a make and model on the dark colored sedan because investigators were not certain about what is shown in the video.

The victims of the shooting were six females and three males, Mullen said Thursday morning. He did not give other details about the victims.

~Snipped~

Mullen said he had no reason to think the suspect has left the Charleston area, but was distributing information about him and the vehicle around the country.

Mullen said the scene at the church was chaotic when police arrived, and the officers thought they had the suspect tracked with a police dog, but he got away.

"We will put all effort, we will put all resources and we will put all of our energy into finding this individual who committed this crime tonight," he said.

~Snipped~

State House Minority leader Todd Rutherford told The Associated Press that the church's pastor, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, was among those killed.

Pinckney 41, was a married father of two who was elected to the state house at age 23, making him the youngest member of the House at the time.

"He never had anything bad to say about anybody, even when I thought he should," Rutherford, D-Columbia, said. "He was always out doing work either for his parishioners or his constituents. He touched everybody."

In a statement, NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks condemned the shooting.

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/pastor-8-others-fatally-shot-at-church-in-charleston-sc/ar-AAbLntz

http://www.wnd.com/2015/06/multiple-people-shot-at-s-carolina-church/

Charleston Shooting at Church That's Steeped in History

By MEGHAN KENEALLY
59 minutes ago
Good Morning America

The South Carolina church that was the site of Wednesday night’s massacre is steeped in historic significance stretching from slavery to the civil rights movement.

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, built in 1891, is the oldest of its kind in the South and is listed among the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places.



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UPDATE: Police identify suspect in Charleston church shooting (Video)


Dylann Storm Roof


CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) —  9:30 a.m.

Police have identified a suspect in the shooting at a South Carolina church that left nine people dead.

Officers are searching for Dylann Storm Roof, 21.

8:45 a.m.

A Justice Department spokesman says federal officials are opening a hate crime investigation into the fatal shooting of nine people at a historic black church in South Carolina.

The spokesman said Thursday that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina are opening the investigation into the Wednesday night shooting.

The spokesman spoke on condition of anonymity. The official was not authorized to be quoted by name because the federal investigation has not been announced.

8 a.m.

The city of Charleston has opened an assistance center for families of the victims of Wednesday night's fatal shooting at a historic black church.

City spokeswoman Barbara Vaughn says the center will be based at a hotel and will be staffed by local, state and federal victim services personnel, as well as a group of Charleston-area chaplains.

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http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/9-dead-in-shooting-at-Charleston-church-308107281.html

Suspect Arrested in South Carolina Church Shooting Rampage

Posted 6:58 AM, June 18, 2015, by CNN Wire and Tribune Media Wire, Updated at 08:27am, June 18, 2015


Dylann Storm Roof, 21

[Breaking news update, posted at 8:12 a.m. PT]

Charleston church shooting suspect Dylann Roof is in custody in North Carolina, according to a senior law enforcement official.

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http://ktla.com/2015/06/18/dylann-storm-roof-police-name-suspect-in-charleston-church-shooting/

Charleston Shooting Tweets:

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Charleston church shooting suspect caught over 240 miles away in North Carolina

DEVELOPING: Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old suspect in the deadly shooting at a Charleston church that left nine people dead, was captured Thursday at a traffic stop in Shelby, North Carolina, which is over 240 miles northwest from the crime scene, authorities said.

Police immediately branded the shooting spree, which began just after 9 p.m. Wednesday, a hate crime, and released surveillance images of a white man fleeing the scene at 180-year-old Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church after the horrific incident, which left six women and three men dead.

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/06/18/police-respond-to-shooting-at-sc-church/

May be repeat of above links:

"....Charlie Spiering
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After making his statement on the shooting, Obama heads of to California for four fundraisers, speech, interviews, and golf
11:42 AM - 18 Jun 2015 ...."

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/18/report-charleston-church-shooting-suspect-idd-as-dylann-storm-roof/



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Charleston Shooting: A Closer Look at Alleged Gunman Dylann Roof

Jun 18, 2015, 3:41 PM ET

By EMILY SHAPIRO via GOOD MORNING AMERICA


ABC US News | World News

Dylann Roof, the alleged gunman authorities say is responsible for killing nine people in a predominantly black Charleston, South Carolina, church Wednesday night, had been “planning something like that for six months,” according to his roommate.

Dalton Tyler, who said he has known Roof for seven months to one year, said he saw the white, 21-year-old suspect just last week.

“He was big into segregation and other stuff,” Tyler said. “He said he wanted to start a civil war. He said he was going to do something like that and then kill himself.”

Tyler said he met Roof, a Lexington, South Carolina native, through a good friend. He also said Roof’s parents, with whom he said the suspect was “on and off,” had previously bought him a gun but never allowed him to take it with him until this past week.

Dylan Roof’s grandfather, Joe Roof, declined to comment to ABC News.

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/charleston-shooting-closer-alleged-gunman-dylann-roof/story?id=31865375

Charleston church shooting: Suspected gunman arrested (Video)

1 hour ago

From the section US & Canada



A 21-year-old man suspected of killing nine people at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, has been arrested.

Excerpts:

At the scene: BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan



As the day progressed, the police cordon around the church was moved, allowing mourners and members of the media to get close to the historic church, which will now be remembered for the tragic events of Wednesday evening.

It's hard to imagine what happened inside. "Rev Clementa Pinckney, Pastor" reads the announcements board outside the church. He delivered sermons here, he worshipped here, and he died here.


Mr Roof was wearing stripes when he was transported from the police car to the aeroplane


Mr Roof could be seen boarding the plane while wearing leg shackles

The study group is said to have believed the gunman wanted to join them in studying the Bible. He stayed nearly an hour before becoming aggressive and violent, Charleston's county coroner said.

Eight people died at the scene and one person died later in hospital. There were three survivors.

Along with Rev Pinckney, a 41-year-old father of two, the other victims have been named as Cynthia Hurd, 54; Tywanza Sanders, 26; Sharonda Singleton, 45; Myra Thompson, 59; Ethel Lance, 70; Susie Jackson, 87; the Rev Daniel Simmons Sr, 74; and DePayne Doctor.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33190735?ocid=socialflow_twitter

Dylann Roof, Charleston Suspect, Wore Symbols of White Supremacy

By JASON HOROWITZ, SHAILA DEWAN and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.  JUNE 18, 2015


Dylann Storm Roof wearing a jacket with the flags of apartheid-era South Africa, top, and Rhodesia, as modern-day Zimbabwe was called during a period of white rule.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Facebook profile picture chosen by Dylann Storm Roof in May is thick with symbolism. It shows Mr. Roof, a scowling young white man, against a distinctly Southern backdrop: a swamp dripping with Spanish moss. His black jacket is adorned with two flags — one from apartheid-era South Africa, the other from white-ruled Rhodesia — that have been adopted as emblems by modern-day white supremacists.

Law enforcement officials identified Mr. Roof, 21, as the suspect in the mass shooting at an African-American church in Charleston on Wednesday night that left nine dead, including the pastor, Clementa C. Pinckney. Mr. Roof was arrested Thursday in North Carolina.

A cousin of Mr. Pinckney who had spoken to a witness, Sylvia Johnson, told NBC that the gunman entered the church, asked for the pastor and sat next to him during Bible study before opening fire. “I have to do it,” he said, according to Ms. Johnson. “You rape our women and you’re taking over our country. And you have to go.” The shooting was being investigated as a hate crime.



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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/us/on-facebook-dylann-roof-charleston-suspect-wears-symbols-of-white-supremacy.html?_r=0

Charleston Massacre Suspect Dylann Storm Roof Arrested On Felony Drug Charges In Months Before Shooting: Possession Of Cocaine & Meth

Posted on Jun 18, 2015 @ 8:56AM



Charleston massacre suspect Dylann Storm Roof had a history of drug-related criminal activity before he allegedly shot and killed nine people in a historical black church last night, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

According to South Carolina court documents exclusively obtained by Radar, Roof, 21, was arrested in Lexington County on felony charges of possession of cocaine, methamphetamine and LSD on February 28, 2015.

The troubled Columbia native was arrested two months later for trespassing, a misdemeanor, on April 26.

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Melissa Egan ‏@Melissa_Live5  · 45m
Here are the 9 victims of the #CharlestonShooting.  Suspect Dylann Roof due in bond court tomorrow @ 2 p.m.

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Charleston shooting victims united by their devotion to church

Reuters
Laila Kearney and Katie Reilly
3 hrs ago


Charleston, South Carolina, shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, North Carolina, on Thursday, June 18, 2015. Roof is a suspect in the shooting of several people Wednesday night at the historic The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal
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June 18 (Reuters) - The victims of Wednesday's mass shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, were bonded in life by their faith and their close links to the historic African-American church where they worshipped, studied the Bible, and were killed.

The six women and three men fatally shot at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church included a high school track and field coach, a studious Dallas Cowboys fan, a dedicated librarian and a state senator and preacher whose voice commanded respect.

They opened up their Bible study class to a young white man who police later named as the suspect in their murders. Dylann Roof, 21, was arrested in Shelby, North Carolina, about 220 miles (350 km) away, on Thursday.

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/charleston-shooting-victims-united-by-their-devotion-to-church/ar-AAbO8XX

Shooting suspect in custody after Charleston church massacre

By Ralph Ellis, Ed Payne, Evan Perez and Dana Ford, CNN
Updated 0335 GMT (1035 HKT) June 19, 2015

| Video Source: CNN

Images from inside the church show the suspect before the shooting.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/18/us/charleston-south-carolina-shooting/index.html

There’s Only 1 Comment on Dylann Roof’s Facebook Photo. And It’s So Powerful It’s Going Viral

"....The message of true forgiveness and love, as taught by Christ, was posted by Stanley on Roof’s Facebook page after major media outlets released the killer’s name to the public...."



http://conservativetribune.com/viral-facebook-photo-comment/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=ConservativeTribune&utm_content=2015-06-18


Beautiful message. I wish I could copy it...

White suspect confesses to deadly attack on black U.S. church - CNN

Reuters
Harriet McLeod
42 mins ago


Mourners light candles for the nine victims of last night's shooting at the
historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, June 18, 2015 in
Charleston, South Carolina.
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Update: This is a developing story:

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old white man accused of shooting dead nine people in a rampage at a historic black South Carolina church, has confessed to carrying out the attack, CNN reported on Friday, citing unnamed law enforcement officials.

Roof had intended to set off new racial confrontations with his attack, CNN reported, citing a law enforcement source. The report could not be immediately confirmed.

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley told NBC's "Today" show on Friday that she would prefer to see Roof tried on state charges and that she believed state prosecutors should pursue a death sentence.

(Reporting by Edward McAllister and Harriet McLeod; Additional reporting by Suzannah Gonzales in Chicago; Writing by Scott Malone; Editing by Lisa Lambert and Bernadette Baum)

Previous story below:

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/white-suspect-confesses-to-deadly-attack-on-black-us-church-cnn/ar-AAbMfvy

Dylann Roof's Uncle Would 'Push Button' Himself If Nephew Receives Death Penalty (Video)

By MEGHAN KENEALLY, JOSH MARGOLIN and JOHN SANTUCCI
2 hours ago
Good Morning America

~Snipped~

Roof is charged with one count of murder, to start the legal process, Solicitor Scarlett Wilson confirmed, with more charges expected to be added later.

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Charleston Shooting: How a Good Samaritan's 911 Call Led to Dylann Roof's Arrest

Jun 18, 2015, 4:43 PM ET

By EMILY SHAPIRO via GOOD MORNING AMERICA


ABC US News | World News

A North Carolina woman's 911 call this morning brought an end to a desperate manhunt for Dylann Roof, the alleged gunman authorities say is responsible for killing nine people in a Charleston, South Carolina, church Wednesday night.

Early this morning, police released pictures from surveillance footage showing Roof, 21, as well as the car he was driving.

Debbie Dills, a bookkeeper who works at a florist shop in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, was leaving church in her car when she looked over and saw a driver next to her with a bowl haircut, she told ABC News.

Dills said she then thought there was something about the car that she had heard about somewhere, but couldn't place it. She then spotted the white tag that was in the police description of the shooting suspect.

The observant good Samaritan called her husband and then 911.

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/charleston-shooting-good-samaritans-911-call-led-dylann/story?id=31870213

Dylann Roof was obsessed with Trayvon Martin, wanted to save the ‘white race’: friend

BY Jason Silverstein / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS / Published: Friday, June 19, 2015, 6:46 AM / Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 8:17 AM


Shooting suspect Dylann Roof in custody Thursday. An old friend says Roof was obsessed with Trayvon Martin and drunkenly rambled about racial segregation.

Alleged Charleston church shooter Dylann Storm Roof was obsessed with the death of Trayvon Martin and rescuing the “white race,” according to an old friend who reconnected with Roof weeks before the massacre that left nine people dead.

“He said blacks were taking over the world. Someone needed to do something about it for the white race,” Joseph Meek Jr., of Lexington, S.C., told the Associated Press.

Meek said he was best friends with Roof when they were in middle school, but they lost touch until just a few weeks ago, when Roof reached out to him on Facebook.

Roof, who was never much interested in racial issues, suddenly seemed obsessed with them, Meek said.

~Snipped~


Dylann Roof leans on a car with a Confederate States of America license plate in a Facebook photo.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dylann-roof-obsessed-trayvon-martin-white-race-article-1.2263647

Officials: Suspect in church slayings unrepentant amid outcry over racial hatred

The Washington Post
Jeremy Borden, Sari Horwitz and Jerry Markon
3 hrs ago


Photos: Man kills 9 in South Carolina church shooting

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The gunman charged with killing nine people in an African American church was unrepentant during a confession to police, even after almost backing out of what he called his “mission” because church members were so nice to him, according to law enforcement officials and others briefed on the investigation.

Dylann Roof not only confessed to causing the Wednesday night carnage in Charleston, but said he wanted his actions known, said the law enforcement officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is unfolding. They said Roof espoused strong anti-black views when questioned by officers.

But the 21-year-old also told police he had briefly reconsidered his plan during the time he spent quietly watching a Bible study group before opening fire, two people briefed on the investigation said. Roof “said he “almost didn’t go through with it because they were so nice to him” one of the people said, before concluding: “I had to complete my mission.”

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/officials-suspect-in-church-slayings-unrepentant-amid-outcry-over-racial-hatred/ar-AAbQ4A6

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Powerful scenes in court, with the #CharlestonShooting victims' families addressing the accused. #9News








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No bail for Charleston church massacre accused as victims' relatives break down in court (Video)

June 20, 2015: There were emotional scenes in a Charleston court with relatives of those killed in the alleged race-hate church massacre telling the accused they forgive him.

The man accused of shooting dead nine people in a shocking racially-motivated massacre at a South Carolina church has been refused bail after an initial court appearance.

Charleston church shooting suspect Dylann Roof will be held without bond on nine murder charges, his lawyer said today during an emotional hearing at which relatives of the victims expressed their grief.

Public defender Ashley Pennington said Mr Roof, 21, was prepared to "accept the no bond arrangement."

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http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/06/20/05/05/no-bail-for-man-accused-of-charleston-church-shooting#7pYU8kHGC5DK4CHQ.99

Daniel Weichman ‏@LightheartedDan  · 4m
Why did it take this long to learn the #CharlestonShooting was the ASSASSINATION OF A US STATE SENATOR



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Charleston Shooting Victim State Sen. Clementa Pinckney 'Was a Family and Religious Man,' Says Friend



By Elaine Aradillas and Maria Coder @elaineja | 06/18/2015 AT 11:30 AM EDT

The prominent South Carolina state senator identified as one of the nine killed in Wednesday night's mass shooting at a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina, was a hugely influential man in his community, Elder James Johnson, president of the National Action Network's local chapter, tells PEOPLE.

Clementa Pinckney, 41, who served as the pastor of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, was killed when 21-year-old alleged gunman Dylann Storm Roof opened fire during Bible study.

"He was a very religious man," says Johnson. "He cared a whole lot about people. He always wanted to correct wrong."

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http://www.people.com/article/Clemente-Pinckney-Religious-Family-Man-remembered-by-friend

Shooting suspect hears victims' families (Video)

$1M bond set on weapons charge; no bond set on murder charges

By Ralph Ellis, Greg Botelho and Ed Payne CNN

UPDATED 9:11 PM EDT Jun 19, 2015

(CNN) —Dylann Roof heard words of forgiveness from families of some of the nine people he's accused of killing.

His response: A blank expression.

~Snipped~

Roof's family spoke out for the first time Friday, extending its "deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims," according to a statement issued by his public defender.

"Words cannot express our shock, grief and disbelief as to what happened that night. We are devastated and saddened by what occurred. We offer our prayers sympathy for all of those impacted by these events," the statement says. It ends asking for privacy for the Roof family.

Roof barely spoke at the hearing, answering the judge's questions about his unemployment with a "yes, sir" and "no, sir" and stating his age as 21. The video feed meant Roof could hear, but not see, people in the courtroom, according to court employees. People in the courtroom could see and hear Roof.

Magistrate James B. Gosnell Jr. drew fire on social media by opening the hearing by expressing sympathy for Roof's family.

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http://www.wpbf.com/national-news/charleston-church-shooting-questions-swirl/33667600

Anderson Cooper 360° ‏@AC360  · 26m
It is too soon for me to forgive… This was premeditated, calculated, hate - Brother of #CharlestonShooting victim




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June 19, 2015

Cover Story: Charleston’s “Nine”

By Françoise Mouly and Mina Kaneko



"It’s distressing contemplating another story like this,” Barry Blitt says about the appalling murders referenced on next week’s cover. “But not really surprising, I guess.” His cover, titled “Nine,” will appear on the June 29, 2015, issue. For more on the Charleston massacre, read David Remnick, Jelani Cobb, and Amy Davidson."

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/cover-story-2015-06-29

Relatives of SC Shooting Victims Speak in Court

Associated Press  
 
Published on Jun 19, 2015
The man accused of killing nine people inside a black church in Charleston has made his first court appearance, with the relatives of all the victims making tearful statements. (June 19)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv1Qmc_gI2s

Charleston Church Shooting - Bond Hearing

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Published on Jun 19, 2015
Background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl5MWrQJ16M

Updated: 9:12 p.m. Friday, June 19, 2015 | Posted: 8:32 a.m. Friday, June 19, 2015

$1 million bond set for Charleston shooting suspect

Gov. Nikki Haley says church shooter should get the death penalty

Things to know:
•Nine people – three men and six women – were shot and killed during a prayer meeting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina.
•Officials arrested Dylann Roof, 21, after a traffic stop in Shelby, North Carolina. Authorities said Roof used an ATM on Providence Road in Charlotte.
•FBI and Charleston officials are investigating the shooting as a hate crime.

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http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/21-year-old-accused-charleston-church-shooting-app/nmgg3/

IMO, NO BOND should have been given.

Charleston shooting: Judge Gosnell presiding over Dylann Roof's case previously reprimanded over racist language



Nine people died in a historically black church in South Carolina

By Rose Troup Buchanan
Saturday 20 June 2015

A US judge has claimed that the family of the man charged with shooting nine black churchgoers last week are also “victims” – as it emerged he had previously received a public reprimand over the use of racist language in court.

The suspected shooter, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, appeared in Charleston County Magistrate James Gosnell Jr.’s court yesterday and was charged with nine counts of murder.

Roof is accused of killing nine members of the historically black North Carolina church’s congregation on Wednesday night. The case has sparked intentional interest and thrown a light – yet again – on America’s complex racial tensions.

Judge Gosnell told the court yesterday: “We have victims - nine of them. But we also have victims on the other side. There are victims on this young man's side of the family.”

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/charleston-shooting-judge-gosnell-presiding-over-dylann-roofs-case-previously-reprimanded-over-racist-language-10333701.html

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Charleston Church Shooting

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Charleston gunman left racist manifesto on web site, authorities say

The Washington Post
Lenny Bernstein, Sari Horwitz and Peter Holley
3 hrs ago


A photo from a white supremacist website showing Dylann Storm Roof, the suspect in the Charleston, S.C., church shooting.

Authorities said Saturday that the man accused of killing nine African Americans in a venerable Charleston, S.C. church left a racist manifesto targeting blacks, Jews and Hispanics on his web site, a denunciation that appears to offer a rationale for the shootings.

The broadside, loaded with offensive racial characterizations of blacks and others, includes the declaration that “someone has to have the bravery to take it to the real world, and I guess that has to be me.”

“I have no choice,” reads part of that final section, titled An Explanation. “I am not in the position to, alone, go into the ghetto and fight. I chose Charleston because it is [the] most historic city in my state, and at one time had the highest ratio of blacks to Whites in the country.”

Law enforcement authorities said the site belonged to Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old man accused of gunning down nine people at a bible study in Charleston’s historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church Wednesday night, and reflected his views. The site also hosted 60 photos, most of which showed Roof.

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/charleston-gunman-left-racist-manifesto-on-web-site-authorities-say/ar-AAbT0V2

Andrew Knapp  
@offlede
Crime reporter at @postandcourier.
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Andrew Knapp ‏@offlede  · 59m  
The #TakeDownThatFlag movement targeting Confederate flag. #CharlestonShooting




Andrew Knapp ‏@offlede  · 1h1 hour ago  
Incredible march with singing outside Emanuel AME Church. #CharlestonShooting




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Wedding party drops off flowers at Emanuel AME memorial just after wedding at Citadel Square. #CharlestonShooting





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Adam Smith ‏@AdamSmith_USA  · 7h  
Love trumps hate. #CharlestonShooting



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Charleston Mayor Rallies City After Fatal Shootings

Joseph Riley, who has been in office since 1975, has mostly drawn praise for his response, but there are a few detractors


Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley speaks to the media in front of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Friday.  Photo:  Joe Raedle/Getty Images

By Mara Gay And Josh Dawsey
June 20, 2015 5:38 p.m. ET

The deadly shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church has trained a spotlight on longtime Charleston Mayor  Joseph Riley, a soft-spoken liberal Democrat who has been in office since 1975.

The 72-year-old mayor has cut a prominent figure in the crisis, rushing to the side of the families of the nine victims in the hours after the Wednesday night shooting, reiterating his call to remove the Confederate flag from outside the state capitol and saying he doesn’t favor the death penalty.

Others, including Republican Gov.  Nikki Haley, have voiced support for considering capitol punishment for alleged shooter Dylann Roof, of Eastover, S.C.

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/charleston-mayor-rallies-city-after-fatal-shootings-1434836329?mod=e2tw

My heart goes out to the victim's families for this incident. I am deeply disheartened that a church is no longer a safe haven.

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I just want to post the following...felt it needed to be said.


Obama came out after all of these "mass shootings" condemning the 80+ million gun owners in the U.S.. IIRC, obama did not come out after either Ft. Hood shooting condemning the act or anything else...

Most gun owners have not shot another individual, and most police officers have not drawn their gun either. A police officer, as far as i am told, is allowed to draw his/her gun only, repeat, ONLY if the officer needs to [b]KILL/PUT AN END TO AN IMMINENT[b] threat. They do not fire warning shots, or "shoot the gun out of a suspects hand."

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After watching the above, i felt this article exonerates the gun owners of America. Gun Control does not work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6siu-WLOPKI

Photos of Dylann Roof ...












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Here is a direct link to Roof's four page manifesto, and a short quote.  CNN has not verified that it is him; however, other media outlets are at least verifying it as being from a person with the same name.  Many of the pictures that are being posted of the alleged shooter are from the same blog.
 
Quote:  Segregation was not a bad thing. It was a defensive measure. Segregation did not exist to hold back n******. It existed to protect us from them. And I mean that in multiple ways. Not only did it protect us from having to interact with them, and from being physically harmed by them, but it protected us from being brought down to their level. Integration has done nothing but bring Whites down to level of brute animals. The best example of this is obviously our school system.  End of Quote
http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2108059-lastrhodesian-manifesto.html#document/p1

Here is the link for the article in "Mother Jones," where the hate filled manifesto is inset at the bottom:

By Mother Jones | Here’s What Appears to Be Dylann Roof's Racist Manifesto
"The event that truly awakened me was the Trayvon Martin case," the suspected gunman wrote.
Sat Jun. 20, 2015 | 1:05 PM EDT
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/06/alleged-charleston-shooter-dylann-roof-manifesto-racist

May the death penalty follow.  

My heartfelt condolences go out to the survivors, relatives, and friends of the victims.

Glenn Smith ‏@glennsmith5  · 29m
People form a chain of prayer to honor victims of #CharlestonShooting




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Anderson Cooper 360° ‏@AC360  · 1h  
#EmanuelAME holds its first Sunday Services after the #CharlestonShooting http://cnn.it/1K4r6xk

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Emanuel AME on Sunday

By Ralph Ellis, Ray Sanchez and Susanna Capelouto, CNN
Updated 11:00 AM ET, Sun June 21, 2015

| Video Source: CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/21/us/charleston-church-shooting-main/index.html?sr=twac062115emanuelservices1000astoryvid

Colin Daileda ‏@ColinDaileda  · 2h  
Overflow crowd outside Emanuel AME Church, listening to the music coming from inside. #CharlestonShooting




Andrew Knapp ‏@offlede  · 2h  
A picture may be worth 1,000 words. But in this case, 9 names say it all. #CharlestonShooting




deray mckesson ‏@deray  · 2h
Officers. Emanuel AME. #CharlestonShooting




Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  · 2h  
Security is tight to get into Emanuel AME today. No bags, cameras, or water bottles allowed. #CharlestonShooting




Melissa Boughton ‏@mboughtonPC  · 3h  South Carolina, USA  
Emanuel AME congregation this morning #chsnews #CharlestonShooting




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Charleston shootings’ emotional burden looms over Sunday sermons



Pastor Dimas Salaberrios of the Infinity Bible Church in New York led prayers on Saturday outside the historic Emanuel African Methodist Church where nine people were shot to death earlier this week.

By Phillip Lucas | Associated Press | June 21, 2015

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Members of a historic black church will return to their sanctuary Sunday and worship, perhaps united like never before, and similar sermons of recovery and healing will reverberate throughout the country.

Sunday morning will mark the first worship service at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church since Dylann Roof, 21, sat among a Bible study group and opened fire after saying that he targeted them because they were black, authorities said. Among the nine killed was the church pastor, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was also a state senator.

Events to show solidarity are planned throughout the city and beyond, including the synchronized ringing of church bells at 10 a.m. EDT. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and her family were to attend the service at Emanuel.

Despite grim circumstances the congregation has been faced with, the welcoming spirit Roof exploited before the shooting is still alive, church members said.

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http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2015/06/21/shootings-emotional-burden-looms-over-sunday-sermons/6nOYcTguOadyZ4PIM7KwXJ/story.html

Matthew Fortner ‏@MatthewFortner  · 32m  
You can sense the crowd absorbing the human bridge event. #charlestonshooting .@postandcourier




Glenn Smith ‏@glennsmith5  · 50m  
Crowds streaming up bridge #CharlestonShooting #unitychaincharleston




David Quick ‏@DavidQuick  · 51m  
Incredible crowds heading to Cooper River bridge for Unity Walk #CharlestonShooting @postandcourier




Glenn Smith ‏@glennsmith5  · 54m  
And they keep coming #unitychaincharleston #CharlestonShooting




Deanna Pan ‏@DDpan  · 56m  
The energy here is incredible. People are cheering, clapping, hollering. Amazing. #BridgetoPeace #CharlestonShooting




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