Charleston Shootings

Live updates from Dylann Roof’s state trial in Charleston

The State is in Charleston giving up-to-the-minute updates on Dylann Roof’s state trial, which starts Monday.

Roof was found guilty in federal court of shooting nine black parishioners to death at Emanuel AME Church in downtown Charleston in June of 2015. He was sentenced to death in January.

Roof is expected to plead guilty to state murder charges in exchange for a sentence of life in prison.

Read The State’s live tweets from the Dylann Roof trial:

This story was originally published April 10, 2017 at 12:59 PM with the headline "Live updates from Dylann Roof’s state trial in Charleston."

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