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| Obama on Charleston shooting: 'I refuse to act as if this is the new normal' – live updates | Obama on Charleston shooting: 'I refuse to act as if this is the new normal' – live updates |
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| 11.04pm BST | 11.04pm BST |
| 23:04 | 23:04 |
| Here’s a final summary for today: | Here’s a final summary for today: |
| That’s it from us today on the live blog, thanks for tuning in. | That’s it from us today on the live blog, thanks for tuning in. |
| For more on the Charleston shooting, check out all of our stories here. | For more on the Charleston shooting, check out all of our stories here. |
| For Twitter updates, follow my colleagues Ed Pilkington (@Edpilkington), Paul Lewis (@PaulLewis) and Oliver Laughland (@oliverlaughland), who are on the ground in Charleston. Amanda Holpuch (@holpuch) is in Columbia. | For Twitter updates, follow my colleagues Ed Pilkington (@Edpilkington), Paul Lewis (@PaulLewis) and Oliver Laughland (@oliverlaughland), who are on the ground in Charleston. Amanda Holpuch (@holpuch) is in Columbia. |
| 11.03pm BST | 11.03pm BST |
| 23:03 | 23:03 |
| People are filing into the College of Charleston TD Arena for the vigil now, due to start at 6pm. | People are filing into the College of Charleston TD Arena for the vigil now, due to start at 6pm. |
| Charleston pipes are here ready for start of the vigil. #chsnews #CharlestonChurchShooting pic.twitter.com/mf4IQlt9NA | Charleston pipes are here ready for start of the vigil. #chsnews #CharlestonChurchShooting pic.twitter.com/mf4IQlt9NA |
| Here’s a copy of the program: | Here’s a copy of the program: |
| Here's the program for tonight's vigil at @cofc's TD Arena #chsnews pic.twitter.com/IV52K6vsBX | Here's the program for tonight's vigil at @cofc's TD Arena #chsnews pic.twitter.com/IV52K6vsBX |
| 10.49pm BST | 10.49pm BST |
| 22:49 | 22:49 |
| Roof family issues statement on shooting | Roof family issues statement on shooting |
| The family of Dylann Roof has just issued a public statement, extending their “deepest sympathies and condolences” to the families of the victims. | The family of Dylann Roof has just issued a public statement, extending their “deepest sympathies and condolences” to the families of the victims. |
| Words cannot express our shock, grief, and disbelief as to what happened that night. We are devastated and saddened by what occurred. We offer our prayers sympathy for all of those impacted by these events. | Words cannot express our shock, grief, and disbelief as to what happened that night. We are devastated and saddened by what occurred. We offer our prayers sympathy for all of those impacted by these events. |
| We have all been touched by the moving words from the victims’ families offering God’s forgiveness and love in the face of such horrible suffering. | We have all been touched by the moving words from the victims’ families offering God’s forgiveness and love in the face of such horrible suffering. |
| Our hope and prayer is for peace and healing for the families of the victims, the Charleston community, and those touched by these events throughout the state of South Carolina and our nation. | Our hope and prayer is for peace and healing for the families of the victims, the Charleston community, and those touched by these events throughout the state of South Carolina and our nation. |
| 10.41pm BST | 10.41pm BST |
| 22:41 | 22:41 |
| Largely echoing his comments from Thursday on gun violence, the president said he was not resigned, and had faith that the country would eventually do the right thing on the matter: | Largely echoing his comments from Thursday on gun violence, the president said he was not resigned, and had faith that the country would eventually do the right thing on the matter: |
| Gun violence, “Costs this country dearly”, Obama said. | Gun violence, “Costs this country dearly”, Obama said. |
| “More than 11,000 Americans were killed in 2013 alone. If congress had passed some common sense legislation after Newtown, after a group of children had been gunned down in their own classroom, reforms that 90% of the American people supported” ... “ we might still have more Americans with us. We might have stopped one shooter. Some families might still be home. Y’all might have to attend fewer funerals. And we should be strong enough to acknowledge this. We should be able to talk about this issue as citizens. Without demonizing gun owners, who are mostly law-abiding. | “More than 11,000 Americans were killed in 2013 alone. If congress had passed some common sense legislation after Newtown, after a group of children had been gunned down in their own classroom, reforms that 90% of the American people supported” ... “ we might still have more Americans with us. We might have stopped one shooter. Some families might still be home. Y’all might have to attend fewer funerals. And we should be strong enough to acknowledge this. We should be able to talk about this issue as citizens. Without demonizing gun owners, who are mostly law-abiding. |
| ... Some reporters took this as resignation. I am not resigned. I have faith that we will eventually do the right thing. I was simply making the point that we have to move public opinion. We have to feel a sense of urgency. | ... Some reporters took this as resignation. I am not resigned. I have faith that we will eventually do the right thing. I was simply making the point that we have to move public opinion. We have to feel a sense of urgency. |
| ... At some point as a country, we have to reckon with what happens. It’s not enough to express sympathy. You don’t see this kind of murder, on this scale, with this kind of frequency in other advanced countries on earth. | ... At some point as a country, we have to reckon with what happens. It’s not enough to express sympathy. You don’t see this kind of murder, on this scale, with this kind of frequency in other advanced countries on earth. |
| ... What’s different is that not every country is awash with easily accessible guns. I refuse to act as if this is the new normal.” | ... What’s different is that not every country is awash with easily accessible guns. I refuse to act as if this is the new normal.” |
| 10.34pm BST | 10.34pm BST |
| 22:34 | 22:34 |
| President Obama has addressed the Charleston attack at the US mayors conference: | President Obama has addressed the Charleston attack at the US mayors conference: |
| “As much as we grieve, this particular tragedy, it’s important to step back and recognize that these tragedies have become far too commonplace.” | “As much as we grieve, this particular tragedy, it’s important to step back and recognize that these tragedies have become far too commonplace.” |
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| 21:43 | 21:43 |
| The vigil at the College of Charleston TD Arena will start at 6pm. | The vigil at the College of Charleston TD Arena will start at 6pm. |
| Already a line for tonight's vigil at TD Arena. Starts at 6. #chsnews pic.twitter.com/k1WK9NBZNC | Already a line for tonight's vigil at TD Arena. Starts at 6. #chsnews pic.twitter.com/k1WK9NBZNC |
| 9.15pm BST | 9.15pm BST |
| 21:15 | 21:15 |
| DoJ is investigating possibility of 'hate crime' or 'domestic terror' | DoJ is investigating possibility of 'hate crime' or 'domestic terror' |
| The Department of Justice has announced that it is investigating whether the Charleston church slayings could be hate crime or domestic terror, the Associated Press is reporting. | The Department of Justice has announced that it is investigating whether the Charleston church slayings could be hate crime or domestic terror, the Associated Press is reporting. |
| There has been much debate surrounding the definition of the crime committed at the Emanuel church, with some commenters arguing that the mass shooting should be classified as an act of terror. | There has been much debate surrounding the definition of the crime committed at the Emanuel church, with some commenters arguing that the mass shooting should be classified as an act of terror. |
| “Terrorism, at least in our national imagination, springs from an ideology of insurgence,” writes The Guardian’s Jamiles Lartey. “Terrorism is radical. It seeks to upset and overturn a society, and to shake it to its foundations. But in America, there are few ideologies less insurgent than the doctrine of white supremacy. | “Terrorism, at least in our national imagination, springs from an ideology of insurgence,” writes The Guardian’s Jamiles Lartey. “Terrorism is radical. It seeks to upset and overturn a society, and to shake it to its foundations. But in America, there are few ideologies less insurgent than the doctrine of white supremacy. |
| [...]But, “the rush to pin some people’s unwillingness to call the killings an act of terroron a subconscious bias towards or against the individual who committed the act obscures another important factor in how we choose to interpret, and in turn, identify them. | [...]But, “the rush to pin some people’s unwillingness to call the killings an act of terroron a subconscious bias towards or against the individual who committed the act obscures another important factor in how we choose to interpret, and in turn, identify them. |
| Roof’s alleged acts were, by all indications, driven by a violent and extremist interpretation of an ideology that is as old as America itself. The murder of nine innocent black people because of their race doesn’t cut against the American grain in the same way that the spectre of Islamist terrorism does – it rides the grain all the way to its logical conclusion. | Roof’s alleged acts were, by all indications, driven by a violent and extremist interpretation of an ideology that is as old as America itself. The murder of nine innocent black people because of their race doesn’t cut against the American grain in the same way that the spectre of Islamist terrorism does – it rides the grain all the way to its logical conclusion. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.20pm BST | at 9.20pm BST |
| 8.39pm BST | 8.39pm BST |
| 20:39 | 20:39 |
| New details of shootings released | New details of shootings released |
| Some new details of Wednesday night’s events are beginning to emerge from the arrest warrants just released. Among the details are: | Some new details of Wednesday night’s events are beginning to emerge from the arrest warrants just released. Among the details are: |
| 8.11pm BST | 8.11pm BST |
| 20:11 | 20:11 |
| Mullen warns that the flow of information will no longer be as quick as it was during the manhunt for Roof. He says the police force will not jeopardize the successful prosecution of Roof by giving out too much information, since the investigation is still ongoing. | Mullen warns that the flow of information will no longer be as quick as it was during the manhunt for Roof. He says the police force will not jeopardize the successful prosecution of Roof by giving out too much information, since the investigation is still ongoing. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.11pm BST | at 8.11pm BST |
| 8.09pm BST | 8.09pm BST |
| 20:09 | 20:09 |
| Wilson will not be taking questions. Charleston police chief Mullen is now speaking. | Wilson will not be taking questions. Charleston police chief Mullen is now speaking. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.18pm BST | at 8.18pm BST |
| 8.09pm BST | 8.09pm BST |
| 20:09 | 20:09 |
| Wilson recounts a phone call she received from senator Pinckney, in which he expressed support for her team’s work. She said she and her staff will take inspiration from Pinckney’s call during Roof’s prosecution. | Wilson recounts a phone call she received from senator Pinckney, in which he expressed support for her team’s work. She said she and her staff will take inspiration from Pinckney’s call during Roof’s prosecution. |
| Her priority are the victim’s families, she says. “They need the time and space to mourn and to grieve, and we will give them that.” | Her priority are the victim’s families, she says. “They need the time and space to mourn and to grieve, and we will give them that.” |
| “Now is not the time to discuss the death penalty.” | “Now is not the time to discuss the death penalty.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.17pm BST | at 8.17pm BST |
| 8.08pm BST | 8.08pm BST |
| 20:08 | 20:08 |
| Prosecutor Wilson is now speaking. | Prosecutor Wilson is now speaking. |
| “We will serve justice.” | “We will serve justice.” |
| “I know it’s frustrating for yall, but as we move through this, the rules are different [in this case.]” And she mentions the rules limit her from stating certain details of the case. | “I know it’s frustrating for yall, but as we move through this, the rules are different [in this case.]” And she mentions the rules limit her from stating certain details of the case. |
| 7.53pm BST | 7.53pm BST |
| 19:53 | 19:53 |
| Supporters outside the court pic.twitter.com/V3r4lLpuXX | Supporters outside the court pic.twitter.com/V3r4lLpuXX |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.54pm BST | at 7.54pm BST |