Charleston Shooting

Friend Of Dylann Roof, The Accused Charleston Church Shooter, Is Arrested

7:17am September 18, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Joey Meek, 21, was arrested Thursday by the FBI. He was notified in August he was under investigation for possible felonies related to his statements to investigators.

Dylann Roof, 21, charged with murdering nine worshippers at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C., in June, listens during court proceedings earlier this month.

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Dylann Roof Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Hate Crime Charges

4:01pm July 31, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The 21-year-old is accused of carrying out the ruthless attack that killed nine worshippers in a historic black church in Charleston, S.C., last month.

Dylann Roof, seen here at a recent court hearing in Charleston, S.C., will face federal hate crime charges over a mass shooting that police say he carried out at a black church.

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Charleston Shooting Suspect Roof Could Face Death Penalty Over Federal Charges

4:00pm July 31, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Along with nine counts of murder leveled by state prosecutors, the Justice Department says a grand jury indicted Dylann Roof of 33 federal counts; at least one could bring the death penalty.

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Trial Date Set For Charleston Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof

6:53pm July 16, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

A judge in South Carolina set July 11, 2016, for the start of Roof's trial on charges of killing nine people at Emanuel AME Church.

This Confederate monument in located in a cemetery in a mostly African-American part of Kansas City, Mo.

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Beyond The Battle Flag: Controversy Over Confederate Symbols Unfurls

3:14pm June 29, 2015

by Frank Morris

Hundreds of Confederate memorials and markers dot the South and beyond. Even as far north as Missouri, two memorials have become flash points.

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Politics & Government

Governor Wants Confederate Flag Off NC License Plates

7:34pm June 23, 2015

by Michael Burke

If Governor McCrory's request passes, the Confederate flag will no longer appear

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Race

Vigil In Winston-Salem Urges Non-Violent Response To Charleston Shootings

11:11am June 22, 2015

by Neal Charnoff

A vigil was held in Winston-Salem on Sunday in response to the shooting of nine black church members by a 21-year-old white man last Wednesday in Charleston, S.C.

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A man reacts while talking to police officer Wednesday night near the scene of shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.

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9 Dead In Shooting At Charleston, S.C., Church

8:47pm June 20, 2015

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Police are still searching for a suspect in the attack, described as a young white man. Charleston police chief Gregory Mullen says the shooting will be investigated as a hate crime.

Police described the suspect as a white man in his 20s. He was seen entering the church before the shooting. The man, whom police consider to be "armed and dangerous," left the church in a black sedan.

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Police Arrest Suspect In Charleston Church Shooting

8:47pm June 20, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Police say a gunman opened fire and killed nine people during a Wednesday prayer meeting at one of the city's oldest historically black churches. They've arrested 21-year-old Dylann Roof.

The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., has overcome fire, earthquakes and hurricanes in its nearly 200-year history.

'Mother Emanuel' Church Suffers A New Loss In Charleston

8:47pm June 20, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The church that was the scene of Wednesday's mass shooting has survived a string of challenges, from racism to an earthquake. Emanuel took its current name at the end of the Civil War.