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| Dylann Storm Roof: What we know about the 21-year-old suspect in Charleston shooting | Dylann Storm Roof: What we know about the 21-year-old suspect in Charleston shooting |
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| The man suspected of carrying out the Charleston shooting has been named as 21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof, a resident of Lexington County, South Carolina. | The man suspected of carrying out the Charleston shooting has been named as 21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof, a resident of Lexington County, South Carolina. |
| Public records show Mr Roof was arrested in March in Lexington County on drug charges. An image taken from his Facebook page shows him in a green jacket bearing a flag that appears to belong apartheid South Africa. | Public records show Mr Roof was arrested in March in Lexington County on drug charges. An image taken from his Facebook page shows him in a green jacket bearing a flag that appears to belong apartheid South Africa. |
| Reports said that Mr Roof was arrested in April for trespassing charges and in March for possession of a controlled substance. | Reports said that Mr Roof was arrested in April for trespassing charges and in March for possession of a controlled substance. |
| Mr Roof had been a student at White Knoll High School, located in Lexington, South Carolina, from 2009–2010. | |
| Derrick Pearson, a former classmate of Mr Roof, told The Independent that he did not know him well but said he was quiet and "mostly kept to himself”. | |
| Reports said that the young man had been given a gun by his father as a 21st birthday present in April, his uncle told Reuters. | Reports said that the young man had been given a gun by his father as a 21st birthday present in April, his uncle told Reuters. |
| Law enforcement officers were at the home of Dylann Roof's mother on Thursday morning, the uncle, Carson Cowles, said in an interview. | Law enforcement officers were at the home of Dylann Roof's mother on Thursday morning, the uncle, Carson Cowles, said in an interview. |
| Mr Cowles said he recognized Ms Roof in a photo released by police, and described him as quiet and soft-spoken. Mr Roof's father gave him a .45-caliber pistol for his birthday this year, Mr Cowles said | Mr Cowles said he recognized Ms Roof in a photo released by police, and described him as quiet and soft-spoken. Mr Roof's father gave him a .45-caliber pistol for his birthday this year, Mr Cowles said |