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Charleston shooting: Once again, an shocked American community gathers to hold a vigil for victims of gun crime | Charleston shooting: Once again, an shocked American community gathers to hold a vigil for victims of gun crime |
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The stunned community of Charleston, North Carolina, have gathered to hold a prayer vigil for the nine victims of shooting at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday night. | The stunned community of Charleston, North Carolina, have gathered to hold a prayer vigil for the nine victims of shooting at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday night. |
Among the dead were the church's pastor, the Rev Clementa Pinckney, who was also a Democrat member of the South Carolina Senate. Rev Pinckney and eight members of a Bible study group died when a gunman who had joined the meeting indiscriminately opened fire in what police have called a hate crime. | Among the dead were the church's pastor, the Rev Clementa Pinckney, who was also a Democrat member of the South Carolina Senate. Rev Pinckney and eight members of a Bible study group died when a gunman who had joined the meeting indiscriminately opened fire in what police have called a hate crime. |
Rev Al Sharpton holds a group prayer outside Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church where nine people were killed | |
The main suspect is 21-year-old Dylann Roof, who has been arrested after being spotted in North Carolina. | The main suspect is 21-year-old Dylann Roof, who has been arrested after being spotted in North Carolina. |
As America reeled from yet another act of mass violence, similar prayer vigils were being held across the nation. | As America reeled from yet another act of mass violence, similar prayer vigils were being held across the nation. |