[Magdalen] Please Pray - Shooting in Charleston, SC church

[Jay Weigel]

The gunman has been identified as Dylann Storm Roof, 21. He has previous
arrests for drug offenses and trespassing.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 7:28 AM, ROGER STOKES <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:

> This made the lead in the BBC online news so It was the first thing I saw
> when I fired up the computer just now.  Prayers indeed for the victims,
> their families and the young man they are seeking.
> Roger
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>      On Thursday, 18 June 2015, 12:20, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>  Nine people killed during a Bible Study at AME Church in Charleston, SC @
> 9
> pm last night.    Details are beginning to be told.  Here is a short
> excerpt from Charleston Post and Courier.
>
> “Church members at Emanuel AME were gathered for a prayer meeting when
> gunfire erupted in the 19th century building. A female survivor told family
> members that the gunman initially sat down in the church for a bit before
> standing up and opening fire, according to Dot Scott, president of the
> Charleston NAACP.
>
> “The gunman reportedly told the woman he was letting her live so she could
> tell everyone else what happened, Scott said.
>
> “Police spokesman Charles Francis described the suspect as a 21-year-old
> white man in a gray sweatshirt/hoodie and jeans with Timberland boots. He
> has a slender build.”
>
> Ginga Wilder
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