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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Worshippers gather to pray in a hotel parking lot across the street from the scene of a shooting Wednesday, June 17, 2015.
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Police respond to a shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 17, 2015. A gunman opened fire on Wednesday evening at the historic African-American church in downtown Charleston. REUTERS/Randall Hill - RTX1GZX6
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A person seeks information about a relative as police respond to a shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 17, 2015.
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Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley, right, stands next to Police Chief Gregory Mullen as he addresses the media down the street from the Emanuel AME Church early Thursday, June 18, 2015 following a shooting Wednesday night in Charleston, S.C.
