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CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – A state judge sentenced Dylann Roof on 13 state counts in the June 2015 Charleston church shooting Monday afternoon. Dylann Roof, 23, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on each of nine murder counts, each term to be served consecutively; and a consecutive 30-year prison term on each of three […]

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Dylann Roof on Thursday was found guilty of all counts in the Mother Emanuel AME Church Massacre.   Afederal jury on Thursday found Dylann Roof guilty of all 33 charges in the Mother Emanuel AME Church massacre in Charleston, South Carolina, reports CNN. Roof confessed to killing nine people last year at Emanuel African Methodist […]

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    12/05/16 – Roland Martin and Meg Kinnard, Associated Press political/legal affairs reporter, provide updates on the Slager and Roof trials which are both currently happening in South Carolina. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. (Photo: Meg Kinnard Twitter Profile)

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CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – A federal court has found accused Emanuel AME Church shooter Dylann Roof competent to stand trial. Jury selection for the case will resume next Monday at 9 a.m. Roof, 22, is accused of shooting and killing nine parishioners an hour after joining them in bible study on June 17, 2015. The suspect pleaded not guilty […]

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A 23-page letter received via fax Wednesday morning by ABC News suggests that the racially motivated mass shooting at a Charleston, SC AME church earlier…

More news is emerging about Emanuel AME killer Dylann Roof and none of it is good. Roof’s cousin, Scott Roof, told The Intercept that he…

Dylann Roof callously told police that he murdered nine innocent black people in cold blood inside a Charleston, South Carolina church because he wanted to…

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My heart is still heavy in wake of the 9 people murdered at a historically Black church in Charleston. This story is still developing, but Dylann Roof’s fate is slowly shaping up. According to ABC News, there has been a $1M bond set on weapons charge for church shooting suspect; bond not set on murder […]

Suspect in Charleston #AMEshooting identified as Dylann Roof, 21, of Lexington County http://t.co/r0Xy6LKzQ1 pic.twitter.com/JThebV3n7R — NewsOne (@newsone) June 18, 2015 Police have arrested Dylann Roof,…

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CNN and the Charlotte Observer reports that Dylann Roof, the suspect in the fatal shooting at a Charleston church, was caught in Shelby, North Carolina. The FBI has confirmed to CNN that Roof is in custody. Don’t miss: S.C. Congressman Jim Clyburn Talks Deadly Shooting In Historic AME Church The shooting occurred about 9 p.m. at Mother […]