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| Shooting at South Carolina church | Shooting at South Carolina church |
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| A shooting has been reported at a historic black church in the city of Charleston in South Carolina. | |
| The incident happened on Thursday evening at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. | The incident happened on Thursday evening at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. |
| Charleston police later tweeted that they were searching for a white male suspect in his 20s after the shooting at 110 Calhoun Street. | Charleston police later tweeted that they were searching for a white male suspect in his 20s after the shooting at 110 Calhoun Street. |
| There was no immediate information on casualties. Local media reported that a coroner had arrived at the scene. | There was no immediate information on casualties. Local media reported that a coroner had arrived at the scene. |
| Unconfirmed media reports say there may have been multiple fatalities. | |
| A meeting was going on at the time of the shooting at about 21:00 local time (01:00 GMT Thursday), US media say. | |
| In a tweet, Charleston police wrote: "Suspect in shooting on Calhoun St is a w/m approx 21 slender small build wearing a grey sweat shirt blue jeans timberland boots clean shaven." | |
| A man was later seen being led away by police officers, but it was unclear whether he was the suspected gunman. | |
| Helicopters were seen hovering above the area. | |
| The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church is one of the oldest in the US. |