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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 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" | |
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 |
Youngest victim died 'trying to protect elderly aunt' | Youngest victim died 'trying to protect elderly aunt' |
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 |
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 |