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Jury condemns U.S. church shooter to death
Dylann Roof 22 was convicted last month of 33 federal charges – including hate crimes resulting in death – in connection with the shooting spree at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston South Carolina
Blunders allowed Charleston accused to buy gun – FBI
FBI chief James Comey admits the 21 year old alleged white supremacist should never have been able to get his hands on the 45 caliber weapon but was able to do so because of a breakdown in an FBI background check
Confederate flag comes down at South Carolina legislature
UPDATED The flag has been a focal point of controversy in South Carolina since it was raised in the early 1960s atop the State House dome in defiance of the civil rights movement then sweeping the United States
South Carolina senate votes to take down Confederate flag
The proposal now is set to go before the House of Representatives amid growing public demands for the red white and blue banner to no longer fly outside the legislature in the state capital Columbia
High emotions as Charleston mourns massacre victims
President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver the eulogy at Friday s funeral of another victim Emanuel s chief pastor Clementa Pinckney
South Carolina governor calls for removal of Confederate flag
UPDATED The flying of the Civil War battle flag – seen by some as a symbol of lingering racist sentiment in the American South but by others as a hallmark of Southern pride and heritage – has returned to the spotlight since the massacre
US church reopens in triumph over massacre
UPDATED The service offers still grieving Charleston a chance to mark what many argue is its triumph in thwarting the shooter s reported aim to foment racial hatred
Protesters target Confederate flag after Charleston killings
Symbols of hate have no place in our government The Confederate flag is not a symbol of Southern pride but rather a symbol of rebellion and racism reads an online petition
Racist 'manifesto' lays bare Charleston motive
A 2 500 word manifesto and photos on a website purportedly created by Charleston shooter Dylann Roof may reveal his motive for killing 9 black worshippers
Charleston shooting suspect confesses
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley says she believes Roof should face the death penalty
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Suspect caught in US black church 'hate crime' rampage
2ND UPDATE Police detain 21 year old Dylann Roof after 9 churchgoers are shot dead during a Bible study class on Wednesday
