US Church Shooting: Obama Expresses Heartbreak at Gun Violence

Gunman still at large after killing 9 people including the senator during a service at a church in South Carolina.

CCTV image of the gunman entering the church. (Photo: City of Charleston, SC Government via Facebook)

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American President Barack Obama expresses anger over Charleston shooting. He said, such incidents of gun violence do not happen in other advanced countries.

Obama, in a statement to reporters at the White House, said he and his wife, Michelle, knew the pastor of the church who was killed.

President Barack Obama (left) with Vice President Joe Biden (right) speaks to the media. (Photo: AP)

Updated at:18th Jun, 2015 at 10:58 PM

A senior law enforcement officer has confirmed that the Charleston shotting suspect Dylann Roof has been taken into custody.

Updated at:18th Jun, 2015 at 9:03 PM

Suspect Identified as Dylann Roof

The police has identified the shooter as 21-year-old Dylan Roof.

Updated at:18th Jun, 2015 at 9:03 PM

Gunman spares a woman

While the gunman shot dead three male victims and six females, he spared one woman so she could ‘tell the world what happened’, an eye witnesses said.

A five-year-old child who was inside the church survived the attack by playing dead after her grandmother told her to do so, the Dailymail reported.

Updated at:18th Jun, 2015 at 6:32 PM

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South Carolina police release photo of gunman

Police have released CCTV images of the white gunman who shot dead nine people in a possible race-hate crime at an African-American church in South Carolina.

An officer holds a flier distributed to media, on Thursday, with surveillance footage of a suspect wanted in the shooting. (Photo: AP)

This is an unspeakable act. This person is dangerous. we need every help we can get to bring this person into custody and make sure he pays the price with this horrible act.
-Joseph P Riley, Charleston Mayor

Updated at:18th Jun, 2015 at 6:07 PM

Officers with dogs searched the streets for the suspect, whom police described as a 21-year-old white man with sandy blond hair, slender build, clean shaven and wearing a grey sweatshirt, blue jeans and Timberland boots.

We will put all effort, we will put all resources and we will put all of our energy into finding this individual who committed this crime tonight.
-Greg Mullen, Police Chief

The gunfire erupted inside Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston on Wednesday night, Mullen said.

Updated at:18th Jun, 2015 at 4:40 PM

A white gunman was still at large after killing nine people during a prayer service at an historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, the city’s police chief said on Thursday, describing the attack as a hate crime.

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Updated at:18th Jun, 2015 at 4:40 PM