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Jun 20, 2015

Charleston Shooter’s Racist Manifesto Allegedly Surfaces

People sign their names and leave messages of hope on a poster outside the historic Emanuel African Methodist Church (Getty Images) The day after victims’ families forgave the suspect in the Charleston church shooting, a website has emerged that is apparently his racist manifesto. With numerous photographs of alleged killer Dylann Storm Roof, the approximately 2,400 word rant concludes, “I have no choice. I am not in the position to, alone, go into the…

Jun 19, 2015

Update: Charleston Church Shooter Charged With 9 Counts Of Murder

After a 14-hour manhunt, the 21-year-old man accused of killing nine members of a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina was taken into custody yesterday. Governor Nikki Haley is calling for the death penalty and, now, suspect Dylann Storm Roof has been charged with nine counts of murder. He also apparently admitted to orchestrating the terrorist massacre. According to CNN,”Roof has confessed to authorities to shooting and killing nine people this week at…

 
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