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Horror, Shock: Massacre during Bible Study and Prayer; Young Gunman Kills 9 in Cold Blood—Suspect Caught in North Carolina"We stand in solidarity. But we also solicit your prayers for the family members who have lost loved ones here tonight." Police have arrested suspected gunman Dylann Roof in a church shooting that killed nine people, including a state senator, as they gathered for prayer Wednesday evening. (Screengrab via CBN News) Church members at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, say the suspect sat down and attended part of the service before opening fire. "You tell people to go to work, do right, go to church. These people were in church. They were in church!" an outraged Mayor Joseph Riley said. Roof, 21, is believed to be the only shooter. Officials refused to go into detail about possible motives for the shooting, but many are calling it a hate crime. "The only reason someone could walk into a church and shoot people praying is because of hate—the only reason. It is the most dastardly act that one can possibly imagine," Mayor Riley said. Built in 1891, Emanuel AME is one of the oldest black churches in the South. Its pastor, who is well-known for his civil rights activism, is believed to be among the dead. (Photo via Fox News) "We want the entire community to pray for safety for our people and that we would hope that this person who committed this heinous crime which is a hate crime, be brought to justice," Dr. Norvel Goff, a church elder, said. "We stand in solidarity," he continued. "But we also solicit your prayers for the family members who have lost loved ones here tonight."
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