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| Charleston shooting: Dylann Roof charged with nine counts of murder and one weapons offence - live updates | Charleston shooting: Dylann Roof charged with nine counts of murder and one weapons offence - live updates |
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| The US is in mourning today for the nine people shot dead at a church in Charleston on Wednesday night as the suspected gunman remains in custody. Here are the latest updates: | The US is in mourning today for the nine people shot dead at a church in Charleston on Wednesday night as the suspected gunman remains in custody. Here are the latest updates: |
| Dylann Roof has been charged with nine murder counts | Dylann Roof has been charged with nine murder counts |
| Dylann Roof held in jail next to the officer that killed Walter Scott | |
| NAACP president calls for removal of Confederate flag | NAACP president calls for removal of Confederate flag |
| Dylann Roof has reportedly confessed to massacre | Dylann Roof has reportedly confessed to massacre |
| Dylann Roof "almost didn't go through with" Charleston shooting "because everyone was so nice" | Dylann Roof "almost didn't go through with" Charleston shooting "because everyone was so nice" |
| Confederate flag still flying over South Carolina state hour after 'racist' massacre | Confederate flag still flying over South Carolina state hour after 'racist' massacre |
| NRA board member blames pastor for shooting | NRA board member blames pastor for shooting |
| Please allow a moment for the live blog to load | Please allow a moment for the live blog to load |
| Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old white man, is suspected of targeting a historic African-American church because of his racial hatred and his Facebook page suggests a fascination with apartheid and white supremacy. | Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old white man, is suspected of targeting a historic African-American church because of his racial hatred and his Facebook page suggests a fascination with apartheid and white supremacy. |
| The massacre has provoked huge public anger in the US in after a year of rising racial tensions that led to riots in Ferguson, Missouri, and nationwide protests over police brutality and the deaths of young black men. | The massacre has provoked huge public anger in the US in after a year of rising racial tensions that led to riots in Ferguson, Missouri, and nationwide protests over police brutality and the deaths of young black men. |
| Roof was arrested after a 14-hour manhunt yesterday when his car was stopped in a small North Carolina town, 220 miles north of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. | Roof was arrested after a 14-hour manhunt yesterday when his car was stopped in a small North Carolina town, 220 miles north of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. |
| Roof is expected to appear via video link from custody at a bail hearing later on Friday. | Roof is expected to appear via video link from custody at a bail hearing later on Friday. |
| Four pastors, including Democratic state Senator Clementa Pinckney, were among the six women and three men killed. | Four pastors, including Democratic state Senator Clementa Pinckney, were among the six women and three men killed. |
| Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |