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Dylann Roof Found Guilty In Racially-Motivated Charleston Church Massacre

Dylann Roof appears at a court hearing in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday, July 16, 2015. A judge ruled Thursday that Roof, accused of killing nine people at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston in June, will stand tri... Dylann Roof appears at a court hearing in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday, July 16, 2015. A judge ruled Thursday that Roof, accused of killing nine people at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston in June, will stand trial in July, 2016. (Grace Beahm/The Post and Courier via AP, Pool) MORE LESS
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December 15, 2016 3:23 p.m.
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A jury on Thursday found Dylann Roof guilty on 33 federal charges in the massacre of nine parishioners at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina in June 2015.

Roof is an avowed white supremacist who told authorities he wanted to start a race war with the shooting.

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Allegra Kirkland (@allegrakirkland)  Allegra Kirkland is a New York-based reporter for Talking Points Memo. She previously worked on The Nation’s web team and as the associate managing editor for AlterNet. Follow her on Twitter @allegrakirkland.
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