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Charleston shooting: Suspect Dylann Roof in custody as US mourns massacre - live updates | Charleston shooting: Suspect Dylann Roof in custody as US mourns massacre - 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 reportedly confessed to massacre | |
Video shows Dylann Roof sitting in Bible study group | Video shows Dylann Roof sitting in Bible study group |
A florist trailed him for 30 miles after recognising his car | A florist trailed him for 30 miles after recognising his car |
Roommate claims he wanted to start 'civil war' | Roommate claims he wanted to start 'civil war' |
How Dylann Roof's quiet life went off the tracks | How Dylann Roof's quiet life went off the tracks |
Comment: Muslim shooters 'terrorists' but white 'mentally ill' | Comment: Muslim shooters 'terrorists' but white 'mentally ill' |
The nine victims have been identified | The nine victims have been identified |
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 |