U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says a suspect is in custody in the fatal shooting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
“I can confirm that there is a suspect in custody,” she said.
She gave no other details.
Nine people including the pastor were killed in the Wednesday night shooting. An intense manhunt followed.
Police earlier identified the suspect as 21-year-old Dylann Roof of Lexington, South Carolina. They released surveillance video photographs of the gunman and a dark colored sedan he may have used to get away.
Charleston police Chief Greg Mullen says Roof stayed at a prayer meeting for nearly an hour before he opened fire. Among the dead was state Sen. Clementa Pinckney.
Authorities have called the shooting a hate crime.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver a statement about the church shooting at 11:45 a.m. ET, the White House says.
(AP)
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I knew it. This just confirms my earlier comment. In this case “Law enforcement” was SERIOUS about catching this alleged murderer IMMEDIATELY, AS THEY SHOULD! But in the Upstate NY prison break with the 2 “white trash” murderers, they seem to purposely NOT “catch” them as of yet. They are clearly not interested in “catching” them yet for some unknown reason. As a taxpaying American, I find this UNACCEPTABLE!
Wow! they go this killer fast.
I guess hes not as wise as the two prisoners that escaped.
is it a hate crime , if he found to be mentally incompetent.
LOOKS A LITTLE CRAZY, DON’T YOU THINK?
@not getting involved. You use a lot of quotation marks. That kind of kills your baselbasecomment. less
interesting, now he will be lynched in prison.
Not getting involved- relax, you’re extreme one sided view seems to be distorting your gauge of reality…
#5, “what” “do” “you” “mean”?
Let goyim keep on killing eachother! Ken yirbu
Mc1- what kind of statement is that? I’m surprised at ywn for allowing that to post.