Statement by the Rev. Al Sharpton on the Killing of Nine People at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC
NEW YORK – Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN), released the following
statement on the shooting death of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina:
“I
am shocked and outraged about the killing of nine innocent people
at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston,
South Carolina. What has our society come to when people in a prayer
meeting in the sacred halls of a church can be shot in what is deemed s
possible hate crime?
“The
Pastor of the church, Reverend Clementa Pinckney, worked closely with
our National Action
Network Chapter leader and our Vice President of Religious Affairs,
Rev. Nelson Rivers. It is chilling to me that just over two months ago
while I was in North Charleston over the police shooting of Walter
Scott, I’m reminded that Rev. Pinckney was among the
clergy who stood with me at that occasion and now he has fallen victim
to senseless violence.
“We must do what we can to apprehend the killer and we must support the families involved in this
tragedy. Demagoguery, increasing tension, and talk of violence will only make a mockery of what we face.”
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