Reverend among nine people killed after gunman opens fire in church
Published: 2015 June 18 08:07:44 (11614 Views)
Nine people have been killed after a white gunman entered a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, US, and opened fire.
One other person was wounded and taken to a hospital, Chief Gregory Mullen told reporters about four hours after the shooting on last night.
Describing the shooting as a hate crime, Mullen said: "It is unfathomable that somebody in today's society would walk into a church when people are having a prayer meeting and take their lives."
He also said that an all-clear had been sounded after an earlier bomb threat in the area of the church.
Police are still hunting the suspected gunman after the shocking incident at 9pm local time, 1am GMT.
The suspect was described as a 21-year-old white man wearing a sweatshirt, jeans and boots, Charleston police said in a message on Twitter.
A police chaplain was present at the scene of the shooting, and a helicopter with a searchlight hovered overhead as officers combed through the area.
Source - Mirror
One other person was wounded and taken to a hospital, Chief Gregory Mullen told reporters about four hours after the shooting on last night.
Describing the shooting as a hate crime, Mullen said: "It is unfathomable that somebody in today's society would walk into a church when people are having a prayer meeting and take their lives."
He also said that an all-clear had been sounded after an earlier bomb threat in the area of the church.
Police are still hunting the suspected gunman after the shocking incident at 9pm local time, 1am GMT.
The suspect was described as a 21-year-old white man wearing a sweatshirt, jeans and boots, Charleston police said in a message on Twitter.
A police chaplain was present at the scene of the shooting, and a helicopter with a searchlight hovered overhead as officers combed through the area.
Source - Mirror
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