Photos posted to a Facebook page that appears to belong to South Carolina gunman Dylann Storm Roof show a young man posing in front of a black Hyundai Elantra with a front plate that reads “Confederate States of America” and displays three Confederate flags.
Sylvia Johnson, who is reportedly a cousin of the reverend killed during last night’s shooting in Charleston, told NBC News that one of the survivors told her the gunman reloaded fives times and told a victim, “I have to do it. You rape our women and you’re taking over our country. And you have to go.”
The man suspected of killing nine people last night at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C., sat with his victims for an hour before opening fire, authorities said this morning. The Post and Courier reports that the suspect, a white man in his early 20s, took part in a nighttime prayer meeting at the church.
Last night, a still-unidentified gunman opened fire in Charleston’s historic Emanuel A.M.E. Church, killing nine. The suspect, who police say is a white man in his early 20s, remains at large. Our liveblog about the shooting, its victims, and the manhunt for the suspect is below.
Last night a gunman opened fire in a historic black Charleston, S.C. church, killing at least nine people—including the church’s pastor, state senator Clementa Pinckney. The suspect, a white male in his early 20s, is still at large. Here’s everything we know about the situation so far.
Police have released several surveillance photographs of the man suspected of killing nine last night during a shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C. The suspect, a white man in his early 20s, reportedly prayed in the church for an hour with several of the victims before the shooting. He remains at…
Nine are dead and at least one is injured after a gunman entered Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina—one of the oldest black churches in the South—last night and opened fire. Police say the suspect, a slender white male in his early 20s, is still at large and they are investigating the shooting as a hate…
A grand jury in South Carolina has indicted former police officer Michael Slager for the murder of Walter Scott. In April, Slager shot Scott, an unarmed black man, eight times in the back following a routine traffic stop.
Police in North Charleston, S.C., have arrested the man they believe wrapped electrical tape around the muzzle of Caitlyn the dog, a chocolate Staffordshire, and left her for several days with her tongue stuck between her teeth, unable to eat or drink.
Who should save the sight of an uninsured South Carolina man who can’t afford eye surgery? That’s the question the Charlotte Observer asks in a story about a 49-year-old Republican who declined to sign up for Obamacare because he “prided himself on paying his own medical bills,” and is now upset that the Affordable…
South Carolina Senator and anthropomorphized seersucker suit Lindsey Graham will reportedly be announcing his bid for the presidency on June 1. He will be joining the 753 other Republican candidates currently in the running.
Walter Scott was not the first unarmed black man to suffer the violence of North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press. In 2013, Slager allegedly pulled a man from his home and Tasered him multiple times, despite that man being unarmed and having committed no…
A University of South Carolina student with a lot to learn about both racial tolerance and computer networking was suspended for her ignorance on Friday, the result of a viral photo that showed her listing "niggers" as the primary reason "why USC WiFi blows."
A 14-year-old girl in Orangeburg County, S.C. was charged with criminal sexual misconduct with a minor after she posted a video to Facebook of a toddler performing a sex act on her, The State reports.
Over the last three years, South Carolina prison officials have brought more than 400 disciplinary cases against inmates for "social networking," the Electronic Frontier Foundation reports. Penalties in such cases are exorbitant, including time in solitary confinement as well as deprivation of visitation and telephone…
A 73-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in the parking lot of a South Carolina Lowe's after someone told police he'd been sitting in a handicapped spot, acting suspicious. When cops approached him, Leroy Moore confessed he'd been using the store's free Wi-Fi to look at child porn.
Three men were arrested by Spartanburg, South Carolina police early Sunday after their alleged "bubbly 1:30 AM frolicking" in a hot tub turned to fisticuffs.
Last week, Levar Jones, an unarmed black man, was shot by a South Carolina police officer during a routine traffic stop. Fortunately, Jones survived the encounter. In February, however, Ernest Satterwhite, another unarmed black man who encountered a similarly trigger-happy S.C. cop, wasn't so lucky— the cop shot and…
The video above shows South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper Sean Groubert, 31, shooting Levar Jones, 35, during a routine traffic stop for a seatbelt violation. Groubert shot at Jones without provocation, striking him in the hip. The trooper was fired on Friday and arrested last night for assault and battery of a high…
A South Carolina 16-year-old is suing the state Department of Motor Vehicles, claiming he was told to remove his makeup before he could have his driver's license photo taken.
