9 killed during prayer meeting IN historic church

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Nine killed in shooting at historic church in South Carolina; incident investigated as hate crime

POSTED 9:14 PM, JUNE 17, 2015, BY ,
UPDATED AT 12:59AM, JUNE 18, 2015

SOUTH CAROLINA —

A white man walked into a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, and opened fire during a Bible study class, killing nine people Wednesday evening.

The suspect was still at large early Thursday morning. And the shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest AME church in the South, is being investigated as a hate crime.

“The only reason someone would walk into a church and shoot people that were praying is hate,” said Charleston Mayor Joe Riley.

Eight churchgoers died at the scene; a ninth at a hospital, police said.

Officials wouldn’t say how many people were at the prayer service during the shooting. There were survivors, said Charleston Police Chief Greg Mullen, but he didn’t elaborate.

Police in Charleston, South Carolina, are at the scene of a shooting at a historic black church, a local lawmaker told CNN Wednesday, June 17, 2015 night.There was no immediate information on potential victims. The shooting took place at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, said State Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard who represents the district where the church is located.

Police in Charleston, South Carolina, are at the scene of a shooting at a historic black church, a local lawmaker told CNN Wednesday, June 17, 2015 night.There was no immediate information on potential victims.

The shooting took place at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, said State Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard who represents the district where the church is located.

Historic significance

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church has been a presence in Charleton since 1816 when African-American members of Charleston’s Methodist Episcopal Church formed their own congregation after a dispute over burial grounds.

It was burned to the ground at one point, but rebuilt.

Every Wednesday evening, the church holds a Bible study in its basement.

The shooting was “obviously the most intolerable and unbelievable act possible,” the mayor said.

“People in prayer Wednesday evening. A ritual, a coming together, praying, worshiping God. An awful person come in and shoot them is inexplicable,” Riley said.

Police received the first call around 9:05 p.m. Officers arrived to find several victims inside.

“It’s really bad. It’s a very bad scene,” local pastor Thomas Dixon said.

Police in Charleston, South Carolina, are at the scene of a shooting at a historic black church, a local lawmaker told CNN Wednesday, June 17, 2015 night.There was no immediate information on potential victims. The shooting took place at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, said State Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard who represents the district where the church is located.

Police in Charleston, South Carolina, are at the scene of a shooting at a historic black church, a local lawmaker told CNN Wednesday, June 17, 2015 night.

There was no immediate information on potential victims. The shooting took place at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, said State Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard who represents the district where the church is located.

Search on for suspect

Police said the suspect in the shooting is a clean-shaven white man in his 20s, with a slender build. He was wearing a gray sweatshirt, blue jeans and boots.

“He obviously is extremely dangerous,” Chief Mullen said. “We will put all our resources, we will put all of our energy in finding this individual.”

The department asked anyone with information to call 911 dispatchers.

“While we do not yet know all of the details, we do know that we’ll never understand what motivates anyone to enter one of our places of worship and take the life of another,” South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said.

Heavy police presence

“Like everybody out here, we’re sick to our stomachs that this could happen in a church,” Rep. Dave Mack, a friend of the church’s pastor, told CNN affiliate WCSC.

Corey Wessenger, who was standing across the street from the church, said the area was swarming with law enforcement.

“I just saw a group of about 40 people escorted by cops,” Wessenger told CNN by phone.

Community members gathered in a prayer circle just down the street from the scene.

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush canceled a scheduled town hall in Charleston on Thursday “due to the tragic events unfolding in South Carolina tonight.”


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CHARLESTON, S.C. —

Nine people were killed in a “heinous” shooting during a prayer meeting at a historic black church Wednesday night, Charleston Police Chief Gregory Mullen said.

The gunman is believed to be a white man.

“I do believe this is a hate crime,” Mullen said.

The shooting happened shortly after 9 p.m. at Emanuel AME Church on Calhoun Street.

Eight died in the church, Mullen said;

another was pronounced dead at a hospital. Mullen didn’t identify any of the victims; a reward for information on the gunman would be offered later Thursday, he said.

Police are saying on Twitter that they’re looking for a clean-shaven 21-year-old white man. He has a slender small build and is wearing a grey sweatshirt, blue jeans and Timberland boots.

“The message is that this is one hateful person — one hateful person — that did these dastardly deeds,” Charleston Mayor Joe Riley said.

Investigators are working to “find this individual, lock him up and make sure he doesn’t hurt anybody else,” Mullen said.

There was a bomb threat for the area near the church, but that threat has since been cleared, Mullen said.

An Associated Press reporter on the scene said police helicopters with searchlights circled overhead in the area, and a group of pastors kneeled and prayed across the street.

“Mother Emanuel” AME Church traces its roots to 1816, when several churches split from Charleston’s Methodist Episcopal church.

One of its founders, Denmark Vesey, tried to organize a slave revolt in 1822. He was caught, and white landowners had his church burned in revenge. Parishioners worshipped underground until after the Civil War.

WCPO will update this story as more information becomes available.

Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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http://www.rti.org.tw/m/news/detail/?recordId=198287美南卡教會槍擊案 非裔州參議員遇害
時間:2015-06-18 14:43
新聞引據:中央社
美國警方表示,南卡羅萊納州查爾斯頓(Charleston)非洲裔社區老教堂17日晚間發生槍擊案,1名槍手仍在逃。

 

此案造成

身兼 教會牧師 的 南卡州參議員品克尼(Clementa Pinckney)不幸罹難。

黑人民權領袖夏普頓(Al Sharpton)牧師在推特{TWITTER}上表示,

品克尼是9名罹難者之一

路透社報導,

查爾斯頓警察首長穆倫(Gregory Mullen)形容這起槍擊是仇恨犯罪,

他說:

我們難以理解在今日的社會,有人會在群眾參加禱告會時走進教堂殺害他們」

他並表示,稍早教會周邊傳出爆炸警報,目前已解除。

WCIV電視台報導,警方拘留了1名背背包和相機的男子,

隨後表示,還在追查槍案嫌犯。

根據警方推文,事件約在美東時間17日晚間9時發生。

警方告訴「查爾斯頓郵報」(Charleston Post and Courier),槍手目前在逃,

嫌疑人是21歲白人男性,身穿灰色帽T和牛仔褲。

地方電視台WCSC則指出,

聯邦調查局(FBI)也派人到現場,但記者無法立刻取得FBI回應。

查爾斯頓市長萊里(Joe Riley)接受「查爾斯頓郵報」訪問時說:

這個歷史悠久的教會發生了無法形容且令人傷心至極的不幸事件,

一個邪惡、充滿仇恨的人奪走了來這裡 敬拜 並一起禱告 的 市民。」

教會官網介紹,這是美國南部規模最大、歷史最悠久的黑人教會之一。

根據美國國家公園管理局(NPS)資料,

這座教堂建於1891年,在歷史上具相當重要性。
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Dylann Storm Roof : Domains of the “Last Rhodesian” Charleston killer

Dylann Storm Roof : Domains of the “Last Rhodesian” Charleston killer

Posted by  on June 20, 2015, at 10:24 pm

The evil insanity behind the mindless murders of innocent Americans in Charleston, South Carolina, is still unfolding; suspect Dylann Storm Roof will have a lot of questions to answer in the coming weeks.

Calling himself the Last Rhodesian“, after the former apartheid-led name of Zimbabwe, Dylann Roof registered the domain name LastRhodesian.com on February 9, 2015.

On the LastRhodesian.com, Dylann Storm Roof posted several photos along with a “manifesto” of sorts, full of racial hatred against minorities.

According to the DomainTools historical WHOIS, the domain was registered with Reg.RU, a Russian domain registrar, and with the email address derekjeeter88@yandex.com.

Dylann Storm Roof, is suspect for several killings in Charleston, SC.

Dylann Storm Roof, is the primary suspect for several killings in Charleston, SC. ^THE CROSS .. .. O CONFEDERATE !!!!!!!!!

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