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Title: Nine killed in shooting at South Carolina church, gunman still at large
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Published: Jun 18, 2015
Author: Fox News and Associated Press
Post Date: 2015-06-18 06:43:43 by GrandIsland
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June 17, 2015: Police and ambulances responded to the scene of a shooting in Charleston, S.C. (Photo courtesy WCSC) Nine people were killed late Wednesday at a historic African-American church in Charleston, S.C. after a white gunman walked in during a prayer meeting and began shooting in what authorities described as a hate crime. "This is a tragedy that no community should have to experience," Mullen said. "It is senseless and unfathomable in today's society that someone would walk into a church during a prayer meeting and take their lives." "The only reason that someone could walk into a church and shoot people praying is out of hate," said Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley. "It is the most dastardly act that one could possibly imagine, and we will bring that person to justice ... This is one hateful person." Mullen said the scene was chaotic when police arrived, and the officers thought they had the suspect tracked with a police dog, but he got away. He also announced that a reward for information leading to the shooter's capture would be offered Thursday and that the FBI would aid the investigation. Authorities said the crime scene investigation had been complicated by a bomb threat that had been called in, forcing police to move members of the media back and close off a large section of the street where the shooting took place. Among the dead was the church's pastor, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, 41, who had been a pastor since he was 18. Pinckney was the youngest African-American elected to the South Carolina legislature when he won office in 1996 at age 23 and had been a state senator since 2000. Soon after Wednesday night's shooting, a group of pastors huddled together praying in a circle across the street. Community organizer Christopher Cason told the Associated Press he felt certain the shootings were racially motivated. "I am very tired of people telling me that I don't have the right to be angry," Cason said. "I am very angry right now." Authorities said the shooting took place at approximately 9 p.m. local time. Police would not immediately confirm the identities of the victims. Mullen said there were survivors, but did not say how many, or how many were inside the church at the time of the shooting. Dot Scott, the president of the Charleston NAACP, told the Post and Courier newspaper that she had spoken with a female survivor who said the gunman walked into the church and briefly sat down before standing up and opening fire. Scott said the gunman told the woman he was letting her live so she could tell others what had happened. "There is no greater coward than a criminal who enters a house of God and slaughters innocent people engaged in the study of scripture," NAACP President and CEO Cornell Brooks said in a statement Thursday. "Today I mourn as an AME minister, as a student and teacher of scripture, as well as a member of the NAACP." Police described the suspect as wearing a gray sweatshirt with blue jeans and Timberland boots. Approximately two hours after the shooting, a man matching the suspect's description was briefly detained near the shooting scene, but was later let go by police. The man, identified as 21-year-old David Corrie, told the Post and Courier he was walking out of a Shell gas station's convenience store when police forced him to get down on the ground and handcuffed him. The campaign of GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush sent out an email saying that due to the shooting, the candidate had canceled an event planned in the city Thursday. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley issued a statement calling the shooting a "senseless tragedy." "While we do not yet know all of the details, we do know that we'll never understand what motivated anyone to enter one of our places of worship and take the life of another," Haley said. "Please join us in lifting up the victims and their families with our love and prayers." Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. posted a series of Twitter message about the tragedy. "My heart is breaking for Charleston and South Carolina tonight," one of them read. The church is a historic African-American church that traces its roots to 1816, when several churches split from Charleston's Methodist Episcopal church. One of its founders, Denmark Vesey, tried to organize a slave revolt in 1822. He was caught, and white landowners had his church burned in revenge. Parishioners worshipped underground until after the Civil War. Anyone with information on the gunman's whereabouts is asked to contact Charleston Police dispatch at 843-743-7200.
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#1. To: All (#0)
I always carry while in church... and I sit in the back. I can't stand people I can't watch or see to be behind me. I even sit in restaurants so I can see everyone and the door... my wife thinks I'm silly. Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
They got pics of the perp & his getaway car, so it won't take long for them to track him down. Some people march to a different drummer - and some people POLKA.
Cue to Sharpton in . . . 3 . . . . 2 . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
Gotta love surveillance cameras .... millions walk by them and never even know they are there... and when one person acts like an anarchist... he's gonna get caught. Probably why it's the anarchist that bitch the most about cameras. Even churches put up cameras these days. lol. Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Cue to Deckard for a FALSE FLAG BY GOV in 3...2...1... Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
There won't be any riots, outside of the urban jungles... and it appears all the angry people kinda need LE this time... Btw, the PO PO already know who's involved. Watch for those details.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
BTW, Thanks for posting the picture.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Somebody's gonna recognize the POS pretty soon... Some people march to a different drummer - and some people POLKA.
LE already knows who he is... just not his whereabouts Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Cue to Deckard for police "illegally" detaining David Corrie and forcing to get down on the ground and handcuff him in 3...2...1...
Hardly. Good situational awareness. These are bad times we are living in, and unfortunately, good probability they will get worse. Lets hope your wife never gets real time proof that you are not being silly! Si vis pacem, para bellum
This is so senseless, and so terrible!! I hope the perp is captured quickly, and hope that this will not spawn any "copy cats". May the victims RIP, and may God heal the broken hearts of the families !! Si vis pacem, para bellum
This is so senseless, and so terrible!! I hope the perp is captured quickly, and hope that this will not spawn any "copy cats". May the victims RIP, and may God heal the broken hearts of the families !! Well stated... I second your post. Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Wow. The bodies are still warm and they're already calling this a hate crime. But "knockout games" are still "random violence by disturbed teens". Given that a State Senator was killed, isn't it possible it was a political assassination with collateral damage? Ruled that out, did they?
It's undetermined, but I'm thinking a religious hate crime... maybe motivated by race, who knows until they apprehended the scrawny tool bag. All that is done for media ratings. The pictures are good. They show he isn't wearing gloves... they need to swab everything he touched for "touch DNA"... and a match of the defendant to the lab samples will sink his chances at trial. There were 3 survivors. He reloaded 5 times. I'm not counting out that he did this just for notoriety. He wanted instant fame... he left one victim alive so she could tell the world what she saw Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
You approve of the shooters actions, just not his targets. Disgusting. I heard the DOJ has initiated an investigation into this as a “hate" crime. The authorities haven’t announced they know who the individual is…..how then do they know his motive? Maybe they are already classifying it as a the crime because they feel it is someone that preaches hatred and intolerance that could plant seeds of violence among people. Hmmm….
That's because your local and state police are more responsible and less political than the the Feds. When the local agency knows for a fact why he did it... and the info won't harm the investigation and trial process, they will publicly announce the motive. Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
The perp isn't a "victim" if he gives LE the authority to use DPF via his own actions upon arrest... you are a little quick to feel sorry for the filth of society. Just like a few other agenda posters.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
I did not read that the local agency knows for a fact WHY he did it. So. a local agency has declared this is a HATE crime? I think I am misunderstanding your post.
You're a little quick to kill, like the perp. Same agenda, kill whomever you want. Do you ever TRY to make sense?
If he had been a black gunman that had walked into a white church and murdered innocent white people we know THAT wouldn't be a "hate crime",so what would it be,a "love crime"? "There is no greater coward than a criminal who enters a house of God and slaughters innocent people engaged in the study of scripture," NAACP President and CEO Cornell Brooks said in a statement Thursday. "Today I mourn as an AME minister, as a student and teacher of scripture, as well as a member of the NAACP." What about as an AMERICAN,you racist piece of shit? That's not even important enough to enter what passes for your mind,is it? "While we do not yet know all of the details, .... We don't NEED to know any of the details. All we need to know at this point is "Who is he,and where IS the murdering SOB?". Later on the only two things we need to know is "Did the jury find him guilty?",and if they did,"When are we going to execute the SOB?" Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
My post was this... Only the Feds are declaring this a hate crime before they know the motive... because unlike local police, the Feds are the smartest, most official people they know.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
You think it's a good idea to execute, without a trial? If so, you're on the same page as the perp. No sense! Me,too, I always set off to the left side of the entrance door coming in and right up against the wall if possible. Under no circumstances will I sit with my back to the door. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
We need to ban assault handguns!
You want the arresting police officers to be the judge,the jury,and the executioners? Not me. I was born in America,and want to continue living in America. I'd be more than happy to put a bullet in his brain myself,but ONLY after he is found guilty by a jury. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
With that stylish haircut,I'd be surprised if the cops didn't already know who to look for and where to look. They just don't want to say so yet because they want to pick him up before he starts running. BTW,you really can't tell by looking. He looks like a totally harmless geek whose mother dresses him and cuts his hair. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
I specifically talked about the perp resisting arrest with a firearm... QUICKLY, he should be shot dead. Toughen up, liberal. Nobody is suggesting a lethal witch hunt. Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Admit it,the idea of putting man face down and handcuffing him gets you a little sexually excited,doesn't it? Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
This was the insane act of an insane person. I don't see copy cats being a factor. BTW,just because he is crazy doesn't mean we shouldn't execute him if/when he is found guilty. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Seems doubtful to me. If he wanted to kill the state senator,he could have done that as he was coming or leaving the church,and there would have been no reason to murder all those other innocents. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
ALL murders are the result of hatred. Even cold-blooded contract murders because the people that hired the hit man was motivated by hatred. The pictures are good. They show he isn't wearing gloves... they need to swab everything he touched for "touch DNA"... and a match of the defendant to the lab samples will sink his chances at trial. There were 3 survivors. He reloaded 5 times. I wouldn't worry very much about the police doing a sloppy job in this case. Not only is it a national story because a protected species of American were murdered,but it is also a big-time state political case because a prominent state politician was murdered. Cops know their bosses are politicians,and they know their jobs and pensions are at risk if they screw it up. This wasn't a crack house in the ghetto that was hit. It was a prominent church attended by prominent citizens. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Hell,even I can tell you wny he did it,and I have never seen that guy before in my life. He did it because he is freaking nuts,that's why. And it does NOT excuse him from a future meeting with the state death chamber. He is nothing more than a rabid animal that needs to be put down after a thorough investigation to make sure he is the doer,and a jury finds him guilty. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Never considered it....but if it were happening to you, I admit it would then be an exciting event to behold.
I agree. The "insanity plea" should not be a reason not to kill any criminal. Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
I have never understood why it has always been an exception in modern times. It is an established FACT that you can't cure crazy,all you can do is medicate it,so what is the purpose of warehousing violent criminals for decades when that money could be spent better places? Yeah,crazy people that don't murder innocents can be warehoused,but once you have proven beyond a doubt that you are a danger to society and everyone around you,you should be put down. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Not only do I agree, but it's my experience dealing with EDP's overs 20 year period than most, get significantly worse as time goes on. Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Of curse not. My post in no way implied I do. Can you ever start to make sense out of things?
BTW,just because he is crazy doesn't mean we shouldn't execute him if/when he is found guilty. " I hope you are correct about no copy cats. I agree, when convicted, he should be executed. Si vis pacem, para bellum
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#2. To: GrandIsland (#1)
I hope they shoot him...
We don't need another one of these escapades dragging out forever in the courts...
just let the police snipers execute him onsight & get it over and done with.
#3. To: GrandIsland (#0)
Chance to further divide the country along racial lines (from the "Never let a crisis go to waste" division of the civil rights establishment)
#4. To: Willie Green (#2)
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#5. To: Rufus T Firefly (#3)
Cue to Sharpton in . . . 3 . . . . 2 . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
#6. To: All (#0)
#7. To: Willie Green (#2)
#8. To: GrandIsland (#7)
With a little luck, maybe he'll put a bullet in his own head.
#9. To: Willie Green (#8)
With a little luck, maybe he'll put a bullet in his own head.
#10. To: GrandIsland (#5)
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Cue to Deckard for a FALSE FLAG BY GOV in 3...2...1...
#11. To: GrandIsland (#1)
" I even sit in restaurants so I can see everyone and the door... my wife thinks I'm silly. "
#12. To: GrandIsland (#0)
" Nine people were killed late Wednesday at a historic African-American church in Charleston, S.C. after a white gunman walked in during a prayer meeting and began shooting "
#13. To: Stoner (#12)
#14. To: GrandIsland (#0)
"and began shooting in what authorities described as a hate crime."
#15. To: misterwhite (#14)
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Wow. The bodies are still warm and they're already calling this a hate crime. But "knockout games" are still "random violence by disturbed teens".
#16. To: Willie Green, *Arab Spring Jihad* (#2)
let the police snipers execute him onsight
The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#17. To: misterwhite, GrandIsland (#14)
Wow. The bodies are still warm and they're already calling this a hate crime.
Congress has defined a hate crime as a “criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation.”
#18. To: Gatlin (#17)
The authorities haven’t announced they know who the individual is…..how then do they know his motive?
#19. To: hondo68 (#16)
#20. To: GrandIsland (#18)
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When the local agency knows for a fact why he did it...
#21. To: GrandIsland, just kill agenda, instant execution (#19)
agenda poster
The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#22. To: hondo68 (#21)
#23. To: GrandIsland (#0)
after a white gunman walked in during a prayer meeting and began shooting in what authorities described as a hate crime.
#24. To: Gatlin (#20)
#25. To: Gatlin, kill em all, let God sort em out, Willie Green (#22)
Willie Green>> just let the police snipers execute him onsight & get it over and done with.
The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#26. To: GrandIsland (#1)
I can't stand people I can't watch or see to be behind me. I even sit in restaurants so I can see everyone and the door...
#27. To: GrandIsland (#0)
#28. To: Willie Green (#2)
I hope they shoot him... We don't need another one of these escapades dragging out forever in the courts... just let the police snipers execute him onsight & get it over and done with.
#29. To: Willie Green (#8)
Somebody's gonna recognize the POS pretty soon...
#30. To: hondo68 (#21)
You're a little quick to kill
#31. To: Gatlin (#10)
Cue to Deckard for police "illegally" detaining David Corrie and forcing to get down on the ground and handcuff him in 3...2...1...
#32. To: Stoner (#12)
I hope the perp is captured quickly, and hope that this will not spawn any "copy cats".
#33. To: misterwhite (#14)
Given that a State Senator was killed, isn't it possible it was a political assassination with collateral damage?
#34. To: GrandIsland (#15)
It's undetermined, but I'm thinking a religious hate crime... maybe motivated by race, who knows until they apprehended the scrawny tool bag.
#35. To: GrandIsland (#18)
When the local agency knows for a fact why he did it.
#36. To: sneakypete (#31)
Admit it,the idea of putting man face down and handcuffing him gets you a little sexually excited,doesn't it?
#37. To: sneakypete (#35)
And it does NOT excuse him from a future meeting with the state death chamber
#38. To: GrandIsland (#37)
I agree. The "insanity plea" should not be a reason not to kill any criminal.
#39. To: sneakypete (#38)
Ihave never understood why it has always been an exception in modern times. It is an established FACT that you can't cure crazy
#40. To: hondo68 (#25)
You think it's a good idea to execute, without a trial?
#41. To: sneakypete (#32)
" This was the insane act of an insane person. I don't see copy cats being a factor.
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