SOUTH CAROLINA: Cops ID Shooter
Via Charleston's NBC affiliate:
The man accused of shooting and killing nine people in a downtown Charleston church on Wednesday night is from the Columbia area, according to law enforcement sources. Law enforcement is pursuing 21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof, of Eastover. An active manhunt is taking place in several locations in the Midlands. Public records show Roof was most recently arrested in March in Lexington County on drug charges. According to Lexington School District One, Roof attended White Knoll High School for at least part of his 9th grade year. Roof is described as a white male, with a bowl cut haircut, slender/small build, grey sweat shirt, blue jeans and clean shaven. He is considered armed and dangerous. Roof is believed to be driving a black Hyundai Elantra with South Carolina tag LGF-330. His last known address is in the 10,000 block of Garners Ferry Road in Eastover.
Labels: guns, hate crimes, murder, South Carolina