On social networks, Dylan Roof was displayed by displaying a South African crest the time of apartheid and a flag of el'ancienne Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
The young man, aged about twenty years, would sit on Wednesday 17 June in the church for an hour and would have mingled with parishioners. A woman witnessed the attack, said the man then stood up and fired. He told her that he left him alive so she can tell what happened, reports the local newspaper. The Rev. Clementa Pinckney was Senator of South Carolina and pastor of the church since 2010, and her sister would be among the victims.
Before the arrest, the police chief did not hesitate to talk about hate crime, hate, "We have nine victims of these heinous crimes. We are seeking a white man aged about 21, with blond hair and smooth, which is obviously very dangerous. We will put all our resources and all our energy to find this individual who committed these crimes. " The Charleston police had circulated the suspect recovered images on surveillance cameras. He was seen leaving the scene in a black sedan.
In a brief televised speech Thursday, Obama called in particular "act against firearms," denouncing the "senseless killings." US President quoted Martin Luther King, says Jean-Louis Pourtet, our correspondent in Washington; and said he was heartened by the reaction of the population of Charleston that white as black is united in strongly condemning the killing.
A new tragedy for the black community
It is a new tragedy for the black community of the State of South Carolina. Last April, Walter Scott, an unarmed black was killed eight times in the back by a white police officer, who was indicted for murder, a police blunder after a long series from those of Ferguson there nearly a year which had caused riots.
White and black leaders in the city of Charleston try to avoid at all costs new outbreaks of violence. The Governor of the State, Nikki Haley, called to observe a prayer "in support of victims of this incomprehensible act". The mayor of Charleston speaks of a despicable act.
Candidates for the US presidency in 2016 also react. Jeb Bush, recently told the aspiring Republican primary, said on Twitter: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the individuals and families affected by the tragic events of Charleston" when he had to travel to Charlotte, further north South Carolina, for a meeting he has since decided to cancel.
Same for Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary candidate, who tweeted: "New Charleston terrible - my thoughts and prayers are with you all", as she herself was in Charleston Wednesday's election meeting.
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