Yesterday evening, at approximately 9:00pm, a young man opened fire on members of the Mother Emmanuel AME Church in downtown Charleston. The suspect, a young white male, entered the church somewhere around 8:15pm during a regular Wednesday-night Bible study.
This morning authorities are reporting 9 deceased victims. Three men and six women, including the church's Pastor and State Senator Clementa Pinckney. At this time no further information regarding the victims has been released.
Today I ask that you all pray for Charleston. Pray for the victims, the survivors, the first responders, the media personnel, and our community as a whole. Having lived here my entire life, I could never have imagined something so tragic and depraved happening in this loving and tender-hearted community.
Below you will find photos released by the Charleston Police Department. Please take a look and pass them along.
With a heavy heart,
SVH
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