Justice Department Will Seek Death Penalty For Charleston Church Shooter Dylann Roof!

The Justice Department is seeking the death penalty against Dylann Roof, who allegedly opened fire inside a Charleston, South Carolina, church last year, killing nine people. Roof is accused of killing black worshippers at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston in June 2015, armed with a .45 caliber handgun and eight magazines loaded with hollow-point bullets. He was looking to kill black worshippers, with the goal of "fanning racial flames" around the country and as retribution for perceived slights against white people, Lynch previously said. A federal grand jury in South Carolina has indicted Roof, now 22, on 33 counts of federal hate crimes and firearm charges. He is also facing state charges. Posted By Persist