US police on Thursday captured Dylann Roof, 21, suspected of killing nine people during a prayer at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, North Carolina.
#DylannRoof made it to Shelby NC, almost 250 miles from #CharlestonShooting. pic.twitter.com/EDbdiirzBQ
— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) 18 июня 2015
The victims of the shooting, which took place on Wednesday evening, included the church's pastor, the Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, 41, a Democratic member of the state Senate. Earlier in the day Pickney reportedly campaigned with Hillary Clinton as she continues her presidential campaign tour in Charleston.
#DylannRoof was arrested during traffic stop, police chief says. #CharlestonShooting
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) 18 июня 2015
The shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the oldest US black churches, was one of the worst attacks on a place of worship in the country in recent years, and comes at a time of lingering racial tensions.
