Social Justice
Dylann Roof found guilty in church massacre that killed nine
Dylann Roof who killed black parishioners last year when he opened fired during bible study, has been found guilty on all charges.
A jury found Dylann Roof, a self-radicalized white supremacist who killed Black parishioners, guilty on all charges.
Dylann Roof found guilty
A federal jury in North Charleston, SC convicted Roof on nine counts on hate charges, including three counts attempted murder, nine counts of obstructing of religion resulting in death, and nine counts of using a firearm to commit murder during a crime of violence.
Alexandra Olgin of South Carolina Public Radio, who was in the courtroom, reported that Roof stood emotionless as the jury read the verdict.
Conviction and sentence
The charges included murder, attempted murder, damage to religious property, obstruction of religious belief and weapons charges.
Federal prosecutors are seeking a death sentence. Dylann Roof asked to represent himself in the penalty phase of the trial, scheduled to begin Jan. 3.
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