After a manhunt ensued, the suspect was finally arrested at a traffic stop on Thursday morning. He has been identified as Dylann Storm Roof, and he is 21 years old.
The shootings took place in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. It is a historic black church.
The killings have been identified as a hate crime. Among the victims, there were six males and three females. The pastor was also killed, Clementa Pinckney, and she was also a South Carolina State Senator. South Carolina does not have a hate crime law in place that calls for heavier punishment.
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Sources:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fbi-identified-21-old-suspected-141800678.html
http://news.yahoo.com/shooting-erupts-church-charleston-south-carolina-021744448.html#
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