Charleston police Chief Greg Mullen told reporters that an unidentified 21-year-old white male walked into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church Wednesday night during a weekly scheduled prayer meeting and began shooting.
9 Dead in Shooting at Historic Black Church in Charleston
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A group of women pray together at a makeshift memorial on the sidewalk in front of the Emanuel AME Church, June 18, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Sandra Barbour reacts outside Morris Brown AME Church before attending a vigil the day after a mass shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, June 18, 2015.
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Dylann Storm Roof suspect for the shooting in Charleston.
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Surreace Cox, of North Charleston, S.C., holds a sign during a prayer vigil down the street from the Emanuel AME Church early Thursday, June 18, 2015, following a shooting Wednesday night in Charleston, S.C.
