Charles Francis
Gunman kills 9 people at African-American church in South Carolina
A white gunman killed nine people at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, the city's police chief said on June 18, describing the attack as a "hate crime".
The suspect, who police described as a 21-year-old white man wearing a sweatshirt, jeans and boots, was still at large hours after the shooting on June 17 evening.