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9 killed in US hate crime shooting
9 Killed In US Hate Crime Shooting. The white suspect who gunned down nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, was in police custody on Thursday after a sweeping manhunt that spanned two US states.
Shooting suspect Dylan Roof captured in North Carolina
Charleston: The white suspect who gunned down nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, was in police custody on Thursday after a sweeping manhunt that spanned two US states.
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Dylan Roof, 21, was caught after 11 a.m. ET following Wednesday night's massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was arrested about 245 miles north in Shelby, North Carolina, during a traffic stop, Charleston Police Chief Gregory Mullen said at a news conference.
Shelby police received a tip about a suspicious car in the area and arrested Roof without incident, Mullen added.
"I am so pleased that we were able to resolve this case quickly … so that nobody else is harmed by this individual who obviously committed a tragic, heinous crime in the city of Charleston," Mullen said.
Earlier on Wednesday night Dylan Roof sprayed bullets at worshippers in a historic black church in the US state of South Carolina in a "hate" crime, killing the pastor-cum-state senator besides eight others in one of the state's worst mass shootouts.
Members at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston had gathered for a prayer meeting when gunfire erupted in the 19th century building, raising racial tensions in the country that has recently witnessed a spate of killings of unarmed black men by white police officers.
The killings had led to widespread protests and riots besides a national debate on race.
Police has released images of the suspected shooter captured from the CCTV that show him about 5 feet 9 inches tall with dark blond or brown hair in a distinctive bowl-type haircut. The suspect was seen leaving the church in a black sedan, police said. "At this point, we have nine victims in this hideous crime that has been committed," Charleston Police Chief Gregory Mullen told reporters. "I do believe it was a hate crime," he added.
A woman survivor told family members that the gunman initially sat down in the church for a bit before standing up and opening fire, local media The Post and Courier reported. The gunman reportedly told the woman he was letting her live so she could tell everyone else what happened.
The church's 41-year-old pastor, state Senator Clementa Pinckney, was among eight persons who died inside the church, while another person was declared dead at hospital.
The FBI will aid the investigation, Mullen said. "This is an unspeakable and heartbreaking tragedy in this most historic church, an evil and hateful person took the lives of citizens who had come to worship and pray together," Charleston Mayor Joe Riley said in a statement.
South Carolina Governor Indian-American Nikki Haley said her family was praying for the victims and families touched by the senseless tragedy.
The gunman stayed at the prayer meeting for nearly an hour before shooting the victims -- six females and three males, Police Chief Greg Mullen said.
