Cyrus Langhorne
South Carolina law enforcement has released the identity of a man suspected of fatally shooting nine people at an African American church.
According to reports, a 21-year-old man is behind the horrific hate crime.
Charleston police named the suspect as Dylann Roof of Lexington, South Carolina. The gunman is believed to have sat in on a bible study meeting for up to an hour on Wednesday evening before opening fire, killing six women and three men including the church pastor. Officials have called it a hate crime. (BBC News)
One of the slain people included a government official.
“This is a very dangerous individual,” police Chief Greg Mullen said. Emanuel AME Church’s pastor, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, was among those killed, state House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford told The Associated Press. (Chicago Tribune)
The victim’s family has also spoken out on the slaying.
Sylvia Johnson, a cousin of Mr. Pinckney, told NBC News that she had spoken with a survivor of the shooting who told her the gunman reloaded five times. The survivor, she said, told her that the gunman had entered the church and asked for the pastor. Then he sat next to Mr. Pinckney during the Bible study before opening fire. (NY Times)
13 million black babies murdered in the womb since 1973.
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Black lives matter.
In fact, all lives matter.
R.I.P. to the 9 killed in SC.
It wasn’t his fault he had a mental illness!! Just thought I’d say it before the media does.
just put him in general population….and put a camera and there so people can see