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| Charleston shooting: Clementa Pinckney’s casket to lie at State House | |
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| Funeral plans are being announced for Clementa Pinckney, the South Carolina state senator who was one of nine people killed in the shooting spree at a Charleston church on 17 June. | Funeral plans are being announced for Clementa Pinckney, the South Carolina state senator who was one of nine people killed in the shooting spree at a Charleston church on 17 June. |
| A spokesman for Leevy’s funeral home in Columbia confirmed the details to the State newspaper. | A spokesman for Leevy’s funeral home in Columbia confirmed the details to the State newspaper. |
| Pinckney’s casket will be at the State House, the South Carolina legislature, for public viewing on Wednesday afternoon, according to the funeral listing, with additional public viewings on Thursday at a Columbia church and at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church where Pinckney was shot. | Pinckney’s casket will be at the State House, the South Carolina legislature, for public viewing on Wednesday afternoon, according to the funeral listing, with additional public viewings on Thursday at a Columbia church and at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church where Pinckney was shot. |
| The funeral is set for 11am on Friday at TD Arena on the College of Charleston campus. | |
| Dylann Roof is charged with nine counts of murder in the apparently racially motivated killing of Pinckney and the other victims. | Dylann Roof is charged with nine counts of murder in the apparently racially motivated killing of Pinckney and the other victims. |
| Related: Hillary Clinton decries 'institutional racism' after Charleston shooting | Related: Hillary Clinton decries 'institutional racism' after Charleston shooting |
| On Saturday, hundreds of protesters walked down the streets of Charleston chanting “black lives matter” and “we can’t take it no more”. | On Saturday, hundreds of protesters walked down the streets of Charleston chanting “black lives matter” and “we can’t take it no more”. |
| In the evening a large crowd demonstrated against the presence of the Confederate flag on the grounds of the State House, where Pinckney’s casket is to lie in state. Calling the flag a symbol of hatred not heritage, the protesters chanted “take it down” in a rally that ended with a chorus of civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome”. | In the evening a large crowd demonstrated against the presence of the Confederate flag on the grounds of the State House, where Pinckney’s casket is to lie in state. Calling the flag a symbol of hatred not heritage, the protesters chanted “take it down” in a rally that ended with a chorus of civil rights anthem “We Shall Overcome”. |
| Police say 21-year-old Roof went to the church and joined a Bible study group, then opened fire. | Police say 21-year-old Roof went to the church and joined a Bible study group, then opened fire. |
| The Associated Press contributed to this report | The Associated Press contributed to this report |
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