10 people shot, injured during Memorial Day party
At least ten people, including responding officers, were injured during a mass shooting in downtown Charleston Monday night.
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Jury Selection Delayed While Dylann Roof Undergoes Competency Evaluation
A day after jury selection was postponed in Dylann Roof’s federal hate crimes trial, court officials said the process would be put off for weeks while the 22-year-old Eastover man undergoes a competency evaluation.
FBI Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Charleston Shooting
The FBI is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by survivors of the Charleston church shooting who say federal negligence enabled Dylann Roof to buy the .45-caliber handgun he used.
Public to Have Chance to Sit in on Roof Trial
When Dylann Roof’s federal hate crimes trial starts in November, the court will make use of three courtrooms to allow as many members of the public as possible to watch the proceedings as they happen.
Closed Hearing Being Held in Charleston Church Shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A federal judge is holding a closed hearing in South Carolina on evidence in Dylann Roof’s trial in the Charleston church shootings. The 22-year-old Roof is facing hate crime and other federal charges in the June 2015 shootings at Emanuel AME Church in which nine black parishioners were killed. His defense attorneys want some evidence kept…
Charleston Church Shooting Victims Sue FBI Over Gun Buy
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The families of some of the nine people killed in a South Carolina church are suing the FBI. Their lawsuit accuses the federal government of errors that enabled Dylann Roof to buy the .45-caliber handgun used in the June 2015 shootings at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Federal officials didn’t immediately return an email. FBI Director…
Quilts Donated After Church Shooting Displayed In Charleston
A quilt donated to Mother Emanuel (Bill Burr/WCIV CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Some of the hundreds of prayer quilts donated to Mother Emanuel AME Church after last year’s church shootings are being displayed in Charleston. The quilts are on display through Thursday at the Charleston Civil Design Center near the church. In the days following the shootings on June 17…
Library Being Dedicated To Church Shooting Victim
Cynthia Graham Hurd CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A Charleston County library is being dedicated in honor of one of the Charleston church shooting victims. Library officials say a dedication ceremony Tuesday is one of a number of events being held to mark the naming of the St. Andrews branch of the library in honor of Cynthia Graham Hurd. Tuesday would…
Emanuel AME Pastor Dr. Betty Deas-Clark in Orlando To Offer Solidarity, Support, Ministry
ORLANDO, FL (WCIV) — In an act of outreach and ministry, the pastor of Charleston’s Emanuel AME was in Orlando Monday morning. Rev. Dr. Betty Deas-Clark said she felt an “urge, unction and great need to show solidarity with the people of Orlando.” Rev. Dr. Deas-Clark was supposed to be at the White House on Monday. Instead, she made the…
Church Shooting Suspect’s Lawyers Seek To Waive Jury Trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Attorneys for the man accused in the shooting deaths of nine parishioners at a South Carolina church have filed notice that they want to forgo a jury trial and have the judge hearing the death-penalty case decide their client’s fate. The court document shows that attorneys for Dylann Roof filed the notice Thursday in U.S. District…
