Dylann Roof Charged With Murder Of Church-Goers

Dylann Roof has been charged with nine counts of murder and possession of a firearm in connection with the church shooting.
In a post on its Twitter account, Charleston police said Roof will have a bond hearing later on Friday, although he is not expected to attend.
Reports have claimed the 21-year-old has confessed to killing nine members of a Bible study group at the historic Emanuel Africa Methodist Episcopal church in South Carolina and said he intended to trigger racial confrontations as a result.
Charles Francis, a spokesman for Charleston Police, declined to comment on reports of a confession.

Roof was arrested on Thursday four hours from Charleston in Shelby, North Carolina.

It comes after a Snapchat by the youngest victim of the shooting - 26-year-old Tywanza Sanders - showed a white male sat among black people at the church before the fatal shootings took place.
One of Mr Sanders' friends told Mashable: "I didn't notice until now that Dylann was just a few people away from Wanza.
"You can slightly see him in the right corner of the screenshot."
Roof is reported to have been in the prayer group meeting for an hour before allegedly opening fire.

A survivor of the attack has said the gunman reloaded five times and when asked to stop shooting, replied: "I have to do it. You rape our women and you are taking over the country. And you have to go."

The other victims of the shooting have been identified as Reverend Clementa Pinckney; Cynthia Hurd, 54; Reverend Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, 45; Myra Thompson, 59; Ethel Lance, 70; Susie Jackson, 87; Reverend Daniel Simmons Sr, 74 and Reverend DePayne Middleton-Doctor, 49.
Authorities have been investigating the attack as a hate crime.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley argued Roof should be tried on state charges and prosecutors should pursue a death sentence.
She told NBC's Today show: "This is an absolute hate crime. We've been talking with the investigators because we've been going through the interviews, they said they looked pure evil in the eye."
South Carolina is one of five US states that does not have a hate crime law, which typically imposes tougher sentences on crimes committed because of a victim's race, gender or sexual orientation.