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| Dylann Roof reportedly being held in same jail as officer that killed Walter Scott | |
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| Dylann Roof, the man who confessed to killing nine people at a Charleston church, is being held at Charleston County jail, the same facility as Michael Slager, the police officer who killed Walter Scott, the Charleston Post and Courier reported. | |
| A previous version of this story was misreported, saying the two were in adjacent jail cells. They are just being held in the same facility. | |
| #CharlestonShooting suspect housed in cell next to officer who shot #WalterScott. http://t.co/Rl0qfEH97C #chsnews pic.twitter.com/uNfV3F0UiH | #CharlestonShooting suspect housed in cell next to officer who shot #WalterScott. http://t.co/Rl0qfEH97C #chsnews pic.twitter.com/uNfV3F0UiH |
| Mr Roof is set to appear in court on Friday and has been charged with nine counts of murder after allegedly opening fire on parishioners at the Mother Emanuel AME Church. | Mr Roof is set to appear in court on Friday and has been charged with nine counts of murder after allegedly opening fire on parishioners at the Mother Emanuel AME Church. |
| He was arrested in Shelby, North Carolina on Thursday and was flown back to Charleston to face charges. | He was arrested in Shelby, North Carolina on Thursday and was flown back to Charleston to face charges. |
| Mr Slager has been jailed for weeks following the 4 April shooting of Mr Scott, a 50-year-old black man, who died after being shot while running from the officer. | Mr Slager has been jailed for weeks following the 4 April shooting of Mr Scott, a 50-year-old black man, who died after being shot while running from the officer. |
| The death of Mr Scott exposed racial tensions in Charleston that have been exacerbated after the church massacre. Emanuel AME Church is a historically black church. | The death of Mr Scott exposed racial tensions in Charleston that have been exacerbated after the church massacre. Emanuel AME Church is a historically black church. |
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