How Is Dylann Roof

Dylann roof walks into the courtroom to enter his guilty plea on murder charges at the charleston county judicial center in charleston south carolina on monday april 10 2017.

How is dylann roof.

Dylann storm roof was named by the federal bureau of investigation fbi as the suspected killer after his father and uncle contacted police to positively identify him upon seeing security photos of him in the news. Roof was born in columbia south carolina and was living in largely african american eastover at the time of the attack. Dylann roof is escorted into the court room at the charleston county judicial center in charleston south carolina april 10 2017. Dylann roof letter shows no remorse 01 19.

On may 24 2016 the justice department announced that roof would face the. Roof officially the united states of america v dylann storm roof was a 2017 federal trial involving dylann roof and his role in the charleston church shooting five days after the shooting roof was indicted on 33 federal charges including 12 counts of committing a hate crime against black victims. Dylann storm roof born april 3 1994 is an american white supremacist and mass murderer convicted for perpetrating the charleston church shooting on june 17 2015 in the u s. Pinckney and injured.

State of south carolina. White supremacist mass murderer dylann roof staged a hunger strike this month while on federal death row alleging in letters to the associated press. Dylann roof a white supremacist responsible for the 2015 massacre of nine black church members in south carolina appealed his convictions and death sentence on tuesday arguing that he was. Grace beahm pool reuters april 22 2017 4 21 pm utc updated.

Roof was found guilty of 33 counts in connection with the june 17 2015 massacre at emanuel african methodist episcopal church.