Dylann roof bought the semiautomatic handgun he used in last week s church shooting at a gun store 25 miles from his home according to officials familiar with the sale.
Weapon used by dylan roof.
Dylann storm roof the suspect in the shooting that killed nine people at a historic black church in charleston s c on wednesday night was arrested thursday in north carolina and taken back to.
Fbi director james comey said the man accused of killing nine people in a charleston s c church should never have been allowed to purchase a weapon.
Comey said roof should have been prevented from buying the 45 caliber weapon used in the shooting which authorities have said was motivated by roof s racist views.
State of south carolina.
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.
Roof exploited the three day waiting time that has allowed thousands of prohibited buyers to legally purchase firearms over the past decade and some of those weapons were ultimately used.
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Pinckney and injured.
Law enforcement officials.
Dylann roof purchased a 45 caliber glock handgun legally law enforcement sources told nbc the gun was used by roof in the charleston south carolina church shooting that left nine african.
Dylann roof bought the semiautomatic handgun he used in last week s church shooting at a gun store 25 miles from his home according to officials familiar with the sale.