Where a man walked in where they were having a sort of a Prayer Service or a Bible Service at a church there at Emanuel Ame Church in the downtown area. A man walked in opened fire and police have confirmed there in that News Conference theyve now confirmed that there were nine people dead inside of that church. They say there are survivors. Theyre not saying how many survivors at this point. But they say there are some survivors. Nine people dead. Theyre not identifying the victims at this point. Theyre still looking for the man. The gunmen is on the run. He is believed to be a 21yearold man. With sandy blond hair, cleanshaven slender, small build, blue jeans, timberland boots, and a gray sweatshirt. This happened once again around 9 00. So he has been on the loose now for a couple of hours. And the police chief there saying he understands that the community is upset. Clearly upset. A very heartbreaking situation with nine people dead. Inside a very Historic Church there in downtown.
Of the of the violence that dylann roof caused killing nine innocent victims, ranging in age from 26 up to 87. He just appeared in court via a video link. And he went before a judge. His bond was set at 1 million on a weapons charge. Hes also facing nine murder charges. Hes likely to ultimately face the Death Penalty in this case. There he is appearing before the judge, our first real look at him now almost two days since the shooting happened. We also learn in just the past few hours that he confessed to the crime with investigators, admitting that he bought the gun, a 45 caliber gun and fired into each of those individuals. We are also learning more about the weapon. Theres a lot to discuss in the next hour of newsroom. First, i want to take you back inside the courtroom appearing just a few minutes ago where we also heard from members of the victims families. Listen. Susie jackson . Is there a representative of the family of Susie Jackson . No. No. Sharonda singleton . Will you plea
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Families. And now, questions about whether the fbi dropped the ball weeks before the attack. The owner of the florida gun shop says he contacted the agency when the killer came in looking for to buy body armor and a large amount of ammunition. When he was on the cell phone, he had a conversation in a foreign language. That was more concerning. And then he came back and he was requesting ammo. So he wanted bulk ammo only so at that time, he declinled any business and he left the store. We had no link, no contact. We didnt know who he was. But we did contact the authorities and let them know we just had a suspicious person that was in here. Live to orlando now and cnns Jessica Schneider for us. What is the fbi saying about all this now . Reporter don, the fbi is stressing the timeline. Store clerk at the gun shop south of where the shooter lived said a man walked in like you said trying to buy that ammunition and trying to buy body armor and talking into the cell phone in a foreign langu
President Cathedral Church of st. Luke and cnns ed lavendand is at Lake Eola Park where the vigil will be taking place. Organizers stress this is not a religious or political event but simply one to celebrate the lives of those lost and to mourn. It speaks volumes to how many people they are expecting here, thousands and thousands expected to turn out for this candlelight vigil just exactly a week since the deadly rampage at the pulse nightclub. Its interesting, fredricka, after you spent time here the last few days and you walk around the city theres the need and the frurj many people that you speak and see around town to feel that bod and connection and thats what this vigil is supposed to do in many ways. So a long line of speakers. Organizers say they are expecting perhaps some survivors and victims relatives to show up here this afternoon. But as you mentioned, thousands and thousands expected. Traffic being cordoned off to make room for the people expected to turn out here over t