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Charleston 'church gunman' Dylann Roof given more charges | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
The man accused of killing nine black churchgoers in the US has been charged with three additional counts of attempted murder. | |
Dylann Roof, 21, already faced nine counts of murder and one weapons possession charge for the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, on 17 June. | Dylann Roof, 21, already faced nine counts of murder and one weapons possession charge for the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, on 17 June. |
The victims were shot and killed after a Bible study meeting. | The victims were shot and killed after a Bible study meeting. |
The attempted murder charges relate to three people who were present during the attack but survived. | The attempted murder charges relate to three people who were present during the attack but survived. |
A woman and a small child survived by playing dead. Mr Roof left a third woman alive to tell others about the crime. | A woman and a small child survived by playing dead. Mr Roof left a third woman alive to tell others about the crime. |
Governor Nikki Haley has said Mr Roof should face the death penalty. | Governor Nikki Haley has said Mr Roof should face the death penalty. |
Mr Roof reportedly sat with the group for nearly an hour before he pulled out his handgun and started shooting. | Mr Roof reportedly sat with the group for nearly an hour before he pulled out his handgun and started shooting. |
One survivor recalled him saying: "You all rape women and you're taking over our country." | One survivor recalled him saying: "You all rape women and you're taking over our country." |
After the attack, a friend of Mr Roof's said he had previously complained that "blacks were taking over the world" and "someone needed to do something about it for the white race". | After the attack, a friend of Mr Roof's said he had previously complained that "blacks were taking over the world" and "someone needed to do something about it for the white race". |
Mr Roof was arrested the day after the shooting more than 200 miles away in North Carolina and then flown back to Charleston. | Mr Roof was arrested the day after the shooting more than 200 miles away in North Carolina and then flown back to Charleston. |
He is next expected in court in October. | He is next expected in court in October. |
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