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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Lisa Doctor joins a prayer circle down the street from the Emanuel AME Church early Thursday, June 18, 2015.
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Police stand outside the Emanuel AME Church following a shooting Wednesday, June 17, 2015.
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Charleston Emergency Management Director Mark Wilbert holds a flier showing surveillance footage of a suspect wanted in connection with the shooting Wednesday at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., June 18, 2015.
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Police respond to a shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 17, 2015.
