How Dylann Roof Got His Gun

During a bible study at emanuel african methodist episcopal church roof killed nine people all african americans including senior pastor and state senator clementa c.

How dylann roof got his gun. 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. Washington sinclair broadcast group in the weeks since dylan roof was arrested for allegedly killing nine people in a charleston church the narrative regarding how the 21 year old with a. Cnn and the new york times have both reported that roof bought the gun himself at a store in. Pinckney and injured.

It s unclear what kind of gun roof allegedly used in the attack but cowles tells the paper roof got a 45 caliber for his 21st birthday on april 3. Roof was thrilled when his dad gave him a 45. Police soon arrested dylann roof a 21 year old. Last month gunshots took the lives of nine people attending a bible class at the emanuel african methodist episcopal church in charleston s c.

Dylann roof the man accused of a shooting spree that left nine people dead at a historic black church in charleston wednesday night should not have been able to get a gun. A jailhouse clerical blunder was one of several oversights that permitted dylann roof to buy the weapon he used to gun down nine people in a south carolina church last month authorities said.