Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old white man, has been charged with nine counts of murder in connection with an attack on a historic black South Carolina church, police said Friday.
Charleston, South Carolina, Church Shooting - June 19, 2015
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Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley speaks to the media in front of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church after a mass shooting at the church that killed nine people in Charleston, South Carolina, June 19, 2015.
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Flowers and ribbons at a memorial in Charleston, July 19, 2015 (Amanda Scott/VOA)
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Flowers and notes of hope and support from the community line the sidewalk in front of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. , June 19, 2015.
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Police tape surrounds the parking lot behind the Emanuel AME Church as FBI forensic experts work the crime scene, June 19, 2015.