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BREAKING: Mass Shooting At Black Church In South Carolina

CREDIT: SCREENSHOT
CREDIT: SCREENSHOT

There are reports of a mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The church “has one of the oldest and largest black congregations” in the South. The pastor of the church is State Senator Clementa Pinckney.

The suspect was not immediately apprehended:

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At one point, a man was taken into custody. It was apparently not the shooter as the police say the suspect is still at large:

Some background on the church:

9 people were killed:

The police have released a photo of the subject:

Update:

There are reports of a second shooting at a church in Memphis, Tennessee. According to WMC Action News 5 shots were fired at the church “during choir rehearsal.”