87yearold woman. Police say they and others were murdered because of their race. Were looking at their lives and their legacies. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking news as yet another American Community grieves tonight and the entire country recoils in shock and horror, the youngman who police say gunned down nine worshippers at a Historic Church is now in custody. 21yearold dylann roof was arrested. According to police the suspect sat in a prayer meeting before standing up and saying he was there to shoot black people. All of the victims, including the churchs pastor were black. The alleged gunman is white. Federal authorities are now investigating this as a hate crime. We have complete coverage tonight. Ill speak with South Carolina congressman, the former governor mark sanford, and our correspondents analysts and guests. Theyre standing by with the latest de tails. Lets begin with john berman hes he site of the church. John, tell us what happened. Reporter wolf w
Good evening. Im erin burnett. Breaking news in the Charleston Church massacre. The gunman in the mass shooting of nine gunmen attending bible study is in the air flying to South Carolina to face charges. Going to be land in the next five six minutes. We will show that to you. Captured on the run in North Carolina 21yearold dylann roof will be on the ground shortly to be charged. This video, which is just in shows roof in prison stripes, shackled boarding a small plane for the flight back to charleston. Also just in to cnn at this moment chilling images of the suspect sitting with Church Members during their bible study class. Moments before he allegedly stood up shooting and killing nine of the 12 people in the room. Eight people died on the scene. The ninth, a short time later at the hospital. Witnesses telling police that roof said he was in the church to shoot black people and that he told one of the two adult survivors he was spapring her life so she could tell what happened. Afte
Slaughter in charleston and gun violence in america. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. The breaking news, were standing by for the alleged gunman in the Charleston Church massacre to be flown to South Carolina. Hes being sent back to face charges in the shooting deaths of nine members of an historic africanamerican congregation. This is the first video of 21yearold darren roof in custody shortly after his capture in North Carolina. Tonight a cnn exclusive. Images of roof sitting inside a bible study class before he allegedly opened fire. Police said he spent about an hour in the room then revealed to his victims he was there to shoot black people. Congressman james scli burnclyburn is standing by as we cover this breaking story. Cnns brian todd on the scene in lexington lexington, South Carolina, the suspects hometown. Whats the latest youre picking up there . Reporter wolf
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