A federal appeals court has upheld a death sentence for Dylann Roof, the white man convicted in the mass shooting of Black members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Dylan Roof appears in court accompanied by assistant defense attorney William Maguire in Charleston, S.C., on July 18, 2015.A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a death sentence for Dylann Roof, the white man convicted in the mass shooting of Black members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.to the U.S.
"The parishioners welcomed Roof, handing him a Bible and a study sheet," the court said."For the next 45 minutes, Roof worshipped with the parishioners. They stood and shut their eyes for closing prayer. "Roof then took out his gun and started shooting," the court said."Parishioners dove under tables to hide. Roof continued shooting, reloading multiple times. After firing approximately 74 rounds, Roof reached one parishioner who was praying aloud. He told her to 'shut up' and then asked if he had shot her yet."Roof killed nine people: the Rev. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, Cynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lee Lance, the Rev. Depayne Middleton-Doctor, the Rev.
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