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Saturday, June 20, 2015
Dylann Roof, 21, was booked into Charleston County in South Carolina on June 18 at 7:25 p.m. after being extradited from Shelby, N.C.
Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof, center, is escorted from the Shelby Police Department in Shelby, N.C., Thursday, June 18, 2015.
Officials told ABC News that Dylann Roof, the alleged gunman authorities say is responsible for killing nine people in a Charleston church, has been caught.
Charleston Emergency Management Director Mark Wilbert holds a flier with surveillance footage of a suspect wanted in the connection of a shooting Wednesday at Emanuel AME Church.
FBI sources have told ABC News that the suspect in the shooting has been identified as Dylann Roof.
A man suspected of shooting and killing nine people in a church is still at-large, police say. They are releasing photos and information in hopes of finding him.
The suspect was seen leaving in this black four-door sudan, police said. Anyone with information should call 1-800-CALL- FBI (1-800-225-5324).
The suspect was seen leaving in this black four-door sudan, police said. Anyone with information should call 1-800-CALL- FBI (1-800-225-5324).
The suspect was seen leaving in this black four-door sudan, police said. Anyone with information should call 1-800-CALL- FBI (1-800-225-5324).
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Dylann Roof, 21, was booked into Charleston County in South Carolina on June 18 at 7:25 p.m. after being extradited from Shelby, N.C.
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