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Dylann Roof Mass Murder Trial Opens in South Carolina

HeadlineNov 07, 2016

In South Carolina, jury selection begins today in the trial of Dylann Roof. Prosecutors say Roof opened fire at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in June 2015, killing nine black worshipers, including the pastor, Clementa Pinckney. Roof, who is pleading not guilty, embraced white supremacist views and was shown in photographs posing with the Confederate flag and a pistol.

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