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Charleston Shooting Suspect Is Reportedly 21-Year-Old Dylann Roof

by Catherine Thompson
06.18.15 | 10:09 am
Local TV stations identified Dylann Roof, 21, as the suspect in a mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

The suspect in a mass shooting Wednesday night at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina was identified Thursday morning as 21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof, local news outlets reported.

Columbia TV station WIS cited anonymous law enforcement sources who identified Roof, of Eastover, South Carolina, as the suspect.

Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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  1. “Charleston TV station WIS cited anonymous law enforcement sources…”

    Anonymous sources? Lets just hope they have the right guy.

  2. I wonder whether the apartheid flag there gives Giuliani any clues about this guy’s motivation.

  3. Avatar for pine pine says:

    SAD,SAD DAY in AMERICA .

  4. “I wonder whether the apartheid flag there gives Giuliani any clues about this guy’s motivation.”

    Giuliani? CLUE? You have to be kidding. He never had and never will get a clue.

  5. I was wondering what those patches represent. Could you elaborate?

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