Roof Murders Charleston

The shooter 21 year old dylann roof joined pinckney and members of his congregation for a bible study session on the night of june 17 before drawing a gun.

Roof murders charleston.

During a bible study at emanuel african methodist episcopal church roof killed nine people all african americans including senior pastor and state senator clementa c. The charleston church shooting also known as the charleston church massacre was a mass shooting on june 17 2015 in charleston south carolina in which nine african americans were killed during a bible study at the emanuel african methodist episcopal church among those people who were killed was the senior pastor state senator clementa c. Shooter dylann roof was convicted on federal hate crimes for which he was sentenced to death and also pleaded guilty to state murder charges. Dylann roof the convicted shooter in the assault on emanuel ame church in charleston south carolina that left a total of 12 victims killing nine of them was sentenced to death on tuesday.

File in this april 10 2017 file photo dylann roof enters the courtroom at the charleston county judicial center to enter his guilty plea on murder charges in charleston s c. Dylann roof 21 was apprehended by shelby police on thursday. State of south carolina. Dylann storm roof born april 3 1994 is an american white supremacist and mass murderer convicted for perpetrating the charleston church shooting on june 17 2015 in the u s.

Before the emanuel massacre he had posted a racist. A two hour video recording was introduced as. Pinckney and injured. A web site linked to dylann roof the man accused of shooting nine people wednesday in a charleston s c church includes chilling images and detailed racist rationale of his beliefs.

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