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Dorchester A.M.E. Church Pastor Reacts To Charleston, S.C., Shooting
ResumeWednesday night in Charleston, South Carolina, Dylann Roof allegedly walked into the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and sat in a prayer service for about an hour.
Police suspect he then opened fire and killed nine people.
"There's something particularly heartbreaking about a death happening in a place in which we seek solace and we seek peace, in a place of worship," said President Obama.
We hear from a pastor at a local African Methodist Episcopal church in Dorchester.
Guest
Rev. Dr. Gregory Groover, pastor at the Historic Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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- "A white man was arrested Thursday in the slayings of nine people, including the pastor, at a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina."
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- "A shooting Wednesday night at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, has left nine people dead — three men and six women — including the pastor of the church, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney."
This segment aired on June 18, 2015.