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| Dylann Roof 'almost didn’t go through with' Charleston shooting 'because everyone was so nice' at the church | Dylann Roof 'almost didn’t go through with' Charleston shooting 'because everyone was so nice' at the church |
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| Dylann Roof has reportedly confessed to killing nine people at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, allegedly shooting parishioners after sitting in on a bible study for more than an hour. | Dylann Roof has reportedly confessed to killing nine people at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, allegedly shooting parishioners after sitting in on a bible study for more than an hour. |
| But Mr Roof reportedly told police that he considered abandoning his plans for the attack after the church parishioners were kind to him, NBC News reported. | But Mr Roof reportedly told police that he considered abandoning his plans for the attack after the church parishioners were kind to him, NBC News reported. |
| Mr Roof reportedly told police that he “almost didn't go through with it because everyone was so nice to him”. | Mr Roof reportedly told police that he “almost didn't go through with it because everyone was so nice to him”. |
| Nine people were killed in the shooting at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, which has also left a city trying to come to grips with contemporary race relations. | Nine people were killed in the shooting at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, which has also left a city trying to come to grips with contemporary race relations. |
| Mr Roof was caught in Shelby, North Carolina on Thursday, less than 24 hours after the massacre. He has been charged with nine counts of murder and possession of a firearm. | Mr Roof was caught in Shelby, North Carolina on Thursday, less than 24 hours after the massacre. He has been charged with nine counts of murder and possession of a firearm. |
| His first court appearance is Friday afternoon. | His first court appearance is Friday afternoon. |
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