Dylann Roof
Dylann Storm Roof[1] (born April 3, 1994) is an American white supremacist and mass murderer convicted for the Charleston church shooting on June 17, 2015.[2][3]
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Born | Dylann Storm Roof April 3, 1994 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
Motive | White supremacy, desire to start a race war |
Conviction(s) | December 15, 2016 (federal) April 10, 2017 (state; agreed to plead guilty on March 31, 2017) |
On December 15, 2016, Roof was convicted in federal court of all 33 federal charges (including hate crimes) against him stemming from the shooting; on January 11, 2017, he was sentenced to death for those crimes.[4] In March 2017, he was sentenced life in prison without parole.[5] On April 10, 2017, Roof was sentenced to nine consecutive sentences of life without parole.[6][7][8]
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USP Terre Haute, where Roof is incarcerated
References
- ↑ United States Department of Justice (July 22, 2015). "Attorney General Lynch Statement Following the Federal Grand Jury Indictment Against Dylann Storm Roof". Press release. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/attorney-general-lynch-statement-following-federal-grand-jury-indictment-against-dylann.
- ↑ Dustin Waters & Mark Berman (December 15, 2016). "Dylann Roof found guilty on all counts in Charleston church massacre trial". Washington Post.
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: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) - ↑ Alan Blinder & Kevin Sack (December 15, 2016). "Dylann Roof Found Guilty in Charleston Church Massacre". New York Times.
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: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) - ↑ "Dylann Roof Gets Death Penalty For Racially Motivated Charleston Church Shooting". VannDigital. http://vanndigital.com/dylann-roof-gets-death-penalty-racially-motivated-charleston-church-shooting/. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Kinnard, Meg (March 31, 2017). Dylann Roof to plead guilty to state murder charges, avoiding second death penalty trial. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-dylann-roof-state-charges-20170331-story.html.
- ↑ "Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof pleads guilty to state murder charges". The Guardian. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Dylann Roof: Charleston Church Shooter Gets Nine Life Sentences in State Case". NBC NEWS. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof pleads guilty, awaits execution". Chicago Tribune. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.