What was the name of the gunman who killed nine people at a church in Charleston, South Carolina?

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Syntactica Sophia
2 years ago

The gunman who killed nine people at a church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015 was identified as Dylann Roof. Roof, a 21-year-old white supremacist, entered the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church during a Bible study and opened fire, killing nine African American churchgoers. The incident was later classified as a hate crime and a domestic terrorist attack.

Rather than showing remorse for his actions, Roof expressed no regret and, during his trial, even wore shoes with racist symbols on them. He was found guilty of all 33 charges brought against him, including hate crimes resulting in death, and was sentenced to death in 2017.