charleston-shooting

“Hate Won’t Win”: Victims’ Family Members Confront Dylann Roof in Court

Taylor Berman · 06/19/15 01:52PM

Family members of the victims killed during Wednesday’s shooting at Emanual AME church in Charleston confronted accused gunman Dylann Roof during his bond hearing this afternoon. “We have no room for hate,” one relative said. “So we have to forgive. I pray God has mercy on your soul.”

Somber Jon Stewart Delivers Scathing Monologue About Charleston Shooting

Taylor Berman · 06/18/15 11:27PM

Jon Stewart’s monologue tonight was an impassioned, frustrated meditation on the Charleston shooting and other recent tragedies. “I didn’t do my job today,” he said. “I’ve got nothing for you in terms of jokes and sounds, because of what happened in South Carolina.”

Snapchat Appears to Show Dylann Roof in Church Moments Before Shooting

Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/18/15 04:40PM

Witnesses say alleged Charleston shooter Dylann Roof spent as much as an hour inside the Emanuel AME Church before opening fire Wednesday night. Now, CNN reports, there’s video from inside the church, showing someone who looks like Roof sitting with the group moments before the massacre began.

Every S.C. Statehouse Flag Is at Half Staff--Except the Confederate One

Andy Cush · 06/18/15 04:10PM

While the U.S. and South Carolina state flags that fly above the South Carolina state house were lowered to half-mast today in mourning for the nine victims of last night’s shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, the Confederate flag on display outside the building is still flying high and proud. Why? Because the bizarre display of racist symbolism is so closely protected that it would be impossible to move it without a legislative vote.

Here's What We Know About the Alleged Charleston Shooter, Dylann Roof

Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/18/15 01:58PM

On June 17, a young, white male gunman opened fire inside a predominantly black Charleston church, killing at least nine people who had gathered inside for a prayer group. The man identified as the shooter—21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof—was apprehended 14 hours later in North Carolina. Here’s what we know so far.

Dylann Roof's Car, Like S.C. Statehouse, Flies a Confederate Flag

Andy Cush · 06/18/15 12:37PM

Photos posted to a Facebook page that appears to belong to South Carolina gunman Dylann Storm Roof show a young man posing in front of a black Hyundai Elantra with a front plate that reads “Confederate States of America” and displays three Confederate flags.

Taylor Berman · 06/18/15 12:14PM

Cynthia Hurd, a library manager at St. Andrews Regional Library, has been identified as one of the victims from last night’s shooting in Charleston. All 16 public libraries in Charleston County will be closed today in her honor.

Obama: This Type of Violence Doesn't Happen in Other Advanced Countries

Taylor Berman · 06/18/15 11:34AM

At a press conference this afternoon, President Obama spoke about the shooting last night at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston that left nine people dead. “There’s something particularly heartbreaking about death happening in a place where we seek solace and we seek peace, in a place of worship,” Obama said.

Taylor Berman · 06/18/15 11:07AM

Buzzfeed reports that Sharonda Coleman-Singleton was one of the nine people killed last night in the Charleston church shooting. Coleman-Singleton was a reverend, a track coach, and a mother of three.