The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office will open a hate crime investigation into the Wednesday mass shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C., according to multiple news outlets.
JUST IN: DOJ Civil Rights Division, FBI and US Attorney’s Office launch hate crime investigation into Charleston church mass shooting.
— ABC News (@ABC) June 18, 2015
JUST IN: DOJ Civil Rights Division & FBI opening a hate crime investigation into #CharlestonShooting that killed 9 people.
— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) June 18, 2015
Nine people were killed when a white man opened fire during a Bible study meeting at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church in downtown Charleston on Wednesday. Police are also investigating the shooting as a hate crime, and were still searching for the gunman on Thursday morning.
Is this not terrorism ? Hate crime for Black and LGBT community that seems to be how it works.
Of course not…the perp is white.
I’m glad to see they are moving very quickly on this. I’m also wondering what other (perhaps more concrete) info they might have to get moving in this direction – info that hasn’t been reported yet, etc. Did the gunman make specific statements, etc.?
Its a mockery of terrorism laws. The shooter said according to live witnesses, that he was doing it “because you (black people) were taking over his country”, and shot and killed a state legislator who was involved with Hillary’s campaign events.
You really can’t find a better fit for terrorism, but the DoJ won’t even consider that charge.