Charleston police Chief Greg Mullen told reporters that an unidentified 21-year-old white male walked into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church during a weekly scheduled prayer meeting and began shooting.
9 ຄົນ ຖືກຍິງ ເສຍຊີວິດ ຢູ່ໂບດ ເມືອງ Charleston

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Surreace Cox, of North Charleston, S.C., holds a sign during a prayer vigil down the street from the Emanuel AME Church early Thursday, June 18, 2015, following a shooting Wednesday night in Charleston, S.C.

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Lisa Doctor joins a prayer circle down the street from the Emanuel AME Church early Thursday, June 18, 2015.

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Police stand outside the Emanuel AME Church following a shooting Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

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Police respond to a shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 17, 2015.