Thursday, June 18, 2015

Charleston Church Shooting: Suspect Dylann Roof Captured



Police have apprehended the suspected gunman who killed nine people at an historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dylann Roof, 21, was caught Thursday following the deadly shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday night, according to sources.

Before the shooting spree, he asked for the church's pastor, the Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, and sat among parishoners during a Bible study meeting, a survivor later told one of Pinckney's cousins.

He then opened fire on the gathering. 

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Source: NBC News

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