Dylann Roof Massacred Her Family Here s Why She Wants Him Off Death Row
On 3/1/21 at 7:28 AM EST
The Reverend Sharon Risher had never dwelled much on the death penalty.
That changed when her mother Ethel Lee Lance, two cousins and a childhood friend, along with six others, were shot dead at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015.
Almost six years on, their killer white supremacist Dylann Roof is languishing on federal death row.
But Reverend Risher doesn t want him executed. I was just like everybody else [who] believed in the death penalty, she told
Sharon Washington Risher
Reverend and gun control activist Sharon Washington Risher will deliver Carleton College’s weekly convocation address on Friday, Feb. 12, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. over Zoom. In her presentation, “Tattered Pieces: A Charleston Daughter Explores Loss, Faith and Forgiveness,” she will share her experience of losing loved ones to gun violence, race, racism and hate in America, as well as the path to forgiveness and an offering of hope for tomorrow.
Rev. Risher was catapulted into the spotlight following the mass shooting at the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015. Her mother Ethel Lee Lance was killed, along with eight others, including two cousins and a childhood friend. Since that time, Rev. Risher has spoken out about the nation’s gun laws and is one of the spokespersons for the grassroots advocacy group Everytown Survivor Network and Moms Demand Gun Sense in America. She has appeared on CNN
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