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Risher's mother, two cousins, and a childhood friend were among the nine people killed. And when they were in a circle holding hands in prayer is where he took out his Glock 45 and commenced to shooting and killing them like they were animals.' 'He sat there and listened to this whole Bible study. Those same issues resonate today amid the national outcry over recent incidents of police brutality.Įthel Lee Lance, 70, was at Emanuel AME for Wednesday night Bible study on Jwhen a white stranger showed up, her daughter, Rev. The massacre shocked the nation and prompted a racial dialogue in the city. history when a white supremacist murdered nine worshippers at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. It's been five years since one of the most heinous racial killings in U.S.
lead a crowd of people in prayer outside the Emanuel AME Church, after a memorial service for the nine people killed by Dylann Roof in Charleston, S.C. In this June 19, 2015, file photo, the men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
