Dylann Roof

Dylann Roof sentenced to death for killing 9 church members in US

An unrepentant Dylann Roof has been sentenced to death for fatally shooting nine black church members during a Bible study session, becoming the first person ordered executed for a federal hate crime.

Jan 11, 2017, 10:19 AM IST

Charleston church shooting case: US seeks death penalty for shooter Dylann Roof

The US government is seeking the death penalty in the case of the Charleston church shooting which killed nine people last year.

May 25, 2016, 12:50 PM IST

US to seek death penalty against accused South Carolina church shooter

 Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a racially motivated attack at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, last June, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday.

May 25, 2016, 09:16 AM IST