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| Dylann Roof on murder charges over Charleston shooting | Dylann Roof on murder charges over Charleston shooting |
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| The man suspected of shooting dead nine people at an African-American church in Charleston has been charged with nine counts of murder and one weapons possession charge, police say. | The man suspected of shooting dead nine people at an African-American church in Charleston has been charged with nine counts of murder and one weapons possession charge, police say. |
| Suspect Dylann Roof, 21, is due to make his first court appearance on Friday. | Suspect Dylann Roof, 21, is due to make his first court appearance on Friday. |
| Police are treating the killings at the Emanuel AME Church on Wednesday night in South Carolina as a hate crime. | |
| He was arrested the following day more than 200 miles away in North Carolina and then flown back to Charleston. | |
| South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has said Mr Roof should face execution. | |
| "We will absolutely want him to have the death penalty," she told NBC News. | |
| Mr Roof's first court hearing is set for 14:00 local time (18:00 GMT), but it is likely he will appear via a video feed and not in person. | |
| The victims of the shooting included a state senator. | |
| President Barack Obama, speaking around midday on Thursday, described the event as yet another tragedy caused by guns in society. | |
| The city's mayor called the massacre an act of "pure, pure concentrated evil". | |
| An acquaintance of Mr Roof said that the 21-year-old had complained that "blacks were taking over the world". | |
| Joey Meek said that he and Mr Roof got drunk a few weeks ago, and his friend said "someone needed to do something about it for the white race". | |
| After the shooting, Mr Roof absconded to North Carolina, where he was arrested in the town of Shelby - over 200 miles (322 km) away from Charleston - on Thursday morning. | |
| Police located the suspect after receiving a tip from the public. | |
| Local reports say that a florist who was late to work noticed Mr Roof's distinctive haircut and alerted police. | |
| "I saw the pictures of him with the bowl cut. I said, 'I've seen that car for some reason.' I look over, and it's got a South Carolina tag on it," florist Debbie Dills told the Shelby Star. | |
| She followed Mr Roof for 25 miles until police made the arrest. | |
| Charleston officials are planning a prayer vigil for Friday evening. |