WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — On Wednesday evening, nine people were killed at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, after what police described as a white 21-year-old male suspect opened fire in the church.
“At 11:45am ET, President Obama will deliver a statement from the Briefing Room on the shooting in South Carolina,” the White House said in a statement on Thursday.
Local authorities have identified the suspect as Dylann Roof. An active manhunt is underway.
The US Department of Justice has launched a hate crime probe into the shooting.
