SC - Nine killed in Emanuel AME Church shooting, Charleston; Dylann Roof charged #2

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  • #821
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
Richardson tells the jurors they will get to see #DylannRoof's confession because it was recorded. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"The defendant's description of his actions speaks volumes," Richardson tells the jury. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Richardson says the confession is recorded. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
Richardson says #DylannRoof fired his gun more than 70 times. More than 60 times those bullets made impact. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"An attack he hoped that would strike to the core of our social fabric," Richardson says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"We thank you for the effort and energy you're going to put into this," Richardson tells the jury. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Richardson is describing the 33 indictments against Roof now. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Felicia Sanders will be the first witness called by the gov't. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial #BREAKING

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Then, law enforcement, firefighters, crime scene investigators, other law enforcement involved in manhunt. @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTria

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Then, FBI agent, medical examiner, and then, Polly Sheppard. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Richardson appears to be wrapping up his opening statement. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"I submit to you it is hatred," he tells the jury. He says racism will not win "in this courtroom." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
He says justice will find #DylannRoof guilty on all 33 counts. #sctweets @wis10 #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
Prosecution has wrapped up its opening statement. Defense will now proceed. #chsnews #RoofTrial
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  • #822
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
David Bruck, #DylannRoof's attorney, now speaks in front of jury box for his opening statement. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
He's speaking softy. Very hard to hear. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"The government has asked for the death penalty to be imposed after the conviction," he says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster Retweeted
Ashleigh Holland ‏@AshleighHNews 1h1 hour ago
Gov't objects to defense opening statement, saying this is a guilt phase (not sentencing) @wis10 #RoofTrial #DylannRoof

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Bruck admits the facts are "open and shut." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
Bruck says the jury is going to need to look at the facts and use "common sense" when rendering a verdict. #chsnews #RoofTria

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
Karina Bolster Retweeted Ashleigh Holland
More on Bruck's opening statement. #chsnewsKarina Bolster added,
Ashleigh Holland@AshleighHNews
Bruck "we know what happened" saying the defense doesn't disagree with gov't @wis10 but question is 'why' #RoofTrial #DylannRoof

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1h1 hour ago
I have to step out of the courtroom for a live shot. I'll update on Bruck's opening statement when I get back. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
He tells jury it will still need to go through the motions of the guilt phase. He expects a guilty verdict. @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Bruck's fight will be in a sentencing phase. He hopes to save Roof from the death penalty. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Bruck says jurors will have to ask "Who is he?" during that phase. And consider other factors. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"Remember, life means life in prison," Bruck tells them. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"You're going to want to understand who this person was," he says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"Objection, your honor!" Richardson says, since this is the guilt phase. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10
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  • #823
Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Bruck continues. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"This is true," Bruck says of Prosecutor Jay Richardson's graphic description of the crime. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Richardson continues to object, since Bruck is speaking about issues outside the guilt phase of this trial. #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
The judge tells Bruck to stick to issues surrounding Roof's guilt or innocence. He agrees. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Bruck tells the jurors they'll see violence and death. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
He says they'll also see a great deal of grief in the courtroom. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
Gergel continues to sustain Richardson's objections as Bruck strays from topics related to the guilt phase. #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"Mr. Bruck, lets stay on the 33 counts," Gergel says, after another objection from Richardson. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"You may have guessed by now, we don't plan on calling a large number of witnesses," Bruck tells them. #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"We may not call any," Bruck says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"Thank you for listening," Bruck tells them. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1h1 hour ago
"We will adjourn at 1 o'clock," Gergel tells them, as the lunch break begins. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 44m44 minutes ago
Per @CarterCoyleWCSC court in recess for lunch. "Thank you for listening... the hard part of this trial starts now." #chsnews #RoofTrial
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  • #824
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 45m45 minutes ago
Courtroom sketches from opening statements. Lead prosecutor Jay Richardson shown here speaking to jury. #chsnews #RoofTrial

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  • #825
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 45m45 minutes ago
#DylannRoof's attorney David Bruck can be seen here giving his opening statement. #chsnews #RoofTrial

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  • #826
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 46m46 minutes ago
Judge Richard Gergel flips through papers during this mornings opening statements. #chsnews #RoofTrial

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  • #827
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 45m45 minutes ago
A man consoles a woman who sits in the pews behind #DylannRoof. No word on who they are. #chsnews #RoofTrial

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  • #828
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  • #829
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
In next few min. court will resume in #DylannRoof's federal murder trial. Felicia Sanders, a survivor, will take stand. #chsnews #RoofTrial

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  • #830
Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 3m3 minutes ago
Gergel is back on the bench. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 3m3 minutes ago
Bruck is asking about police bodycam video that will be submitted as evidence soon. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 3m3 minutes ago
Bruck says it shows a "child survivor." #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
After a brief discussion about some of the evidence. Jurors now make their way inside the courtroom. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
Prosecution now officially calls Felicia Sanders as their first witness. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 49s49 seconds ago
"The government calls Ms. Felicia Sanders," Richardson says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 51s51 seconds ago
Sanders is sworn in. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Sanders tells prosecution she's lived in Charleston 58 years. Left once, but came back. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1m1 minute ago
She's lived in Charleston for 58 years. "There's nowhere like Charleston," she says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1m1 minute ago
She opened up a salon in 1988. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Richardson asks if Sanders is married, she says "Yessss". Everyone in courtroom starts laughing. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 28s29 seconds ago
For a few moments, we've lost the feed in the media room as cameras are repositioned. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
When asked if Sanders has children she says, "Yes, three". Includes Tywanza, a victim, in that number. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Sanders sits on the witness stand dressed in purple and pink clothing. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 55s56 seconds ago
As Sanders sits on the witness stand, Roof has his head cast down, eyes focused on the desk. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 59s59 seconds ago
Lots of laughter as she gives some funny answers about her husband, Tyrone. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 46s47 seconds ago
Sanders said Tywanza wrote a lot of poetry, "Enough for me to read for the rest of my life." #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
Richardson now asks Sanders about the way #MotherEmanuel was built. Sanctuary on top, fellowship hall below. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Sanders says she was at an elevator committee meeting on June 17, 2015. They were just about to finish building elevator #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 32s33 seconds ago
Sanders says Rev. Clementa Pinckney asked some of the people who were at the meeting to attend bible study. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 5m5 minutes ago
Her son, Tywanza Sanders, was killed in the massacre. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 3m3 minutes ago
She was part of an elevator committee meeting the day of the attack. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
Sanders says she was at an elevator committee meeting on June 17, 2015. They were just about to finish building elevator #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
Roof continues to stare down at the table. There's a gap between Roof and his attorneys. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Sanders says Rev. Clementa Pinckney asked some of the people who were at the meeting to attend bible study. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
Sanders says Rev. Clementa Pinckney asked some of the people who were at the meeting to attend church conference after. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
Photo of Rev. Clementa Pinckney shown. Sanders identifies him. Says there were 3 certificates handed out that night. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 12s12 seconds ago
Government's first exhibit is this picture of Rev. Clementa Pinckney. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

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  • #831
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Sanders says Rev. Clementa Pinckney asked some of the people who were at the meeting to attend bible study. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
Sanders says Rev. Clementa Pinckney asked some of the people who were at the meeting to attend church conference after. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Sanders says Rev. Daniel Simmons usually was in charge of bible study. Would last about an hour or so. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
"Rev. Simmons was very serious about that Bible study," Sanders says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 24s24 seconds ago
As Sanders talks about Rev. Simmons, a picture of him is shown on the screen. She says Simmons was "very stern." #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 32s32 seconds ago
Government has this photo of Rev. Daniel Simmons up now. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

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  • #832
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Sanders says Simmons always had a newspaper w/ him. Would try to relate what was going on to something in bible. #chsnews #RoofTrial


Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 40s40 seconds ago
Sanders describes Rev. Simmons as the "backbone" of the church. Said he showed a lot of passion during bible study. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1m1 minute ago
She says he would get so excited about Bible study he'd "click his teeth." #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 53s53 seconds ago
"Tywanza loved Rev. Simmons," she says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 7m7 minutes ago
Smiles and laughter in the courtroom as Sanders shares fond memories about Simmons and Bible study. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 8m8 minutes ago
Sanders says often took her 11-year-old granddaughter to bible study. Says Rev. Simmons would call on her to read. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 7m7 minutes ago
Sanders now speaks about Myra Thompson. Picture is now shown of Thompson. Says she was trying to enter the ministry. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 6m6 minutes ago
Sanders says knew Myra Thompson pretty much all her life. Called her a "bug-a-boo" - "She was everywhere in the church" #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 6m6 minutes ago
"Let me ask you about that night," Richardson says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 6m6 minutes ago
Sanders says Bible study would always start with a hymn, prayers, "and then, we'd go right into Bible study." #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 7m7 minutes ago
Sanders says they were debating whether to cancel or hold bible study. Rev. Depayne Doctor suggested to have it. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 9m9 minutes ago
She says Myra Thompson was "over the top" in a good way. Sanders would call her the "bugaboo." #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 8m8 minutes ago
"She was overwhelmed," Sanders says of Thompson. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 8m8 minutes ago
"She was long-winded," Sanders says of Thompson. Some laughs from the courtroom. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10
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  • #833
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 7m7 minutes ago
Sanders now identified Cynthia Graham-Hurd in a photo shown to the jury. Says she knew her for a while. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 33m33 minutes ago
Now, the court pulls up a picture of Cynthia Hurd, who Sanders says she knew for a very long time. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 33m33 minutes ago
Sanders says Hurd and Sharonda Coleman-Singleton were best friends. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 32m32 minutes ago
"I kinda feel bad when I talk about [Hurd], because I asked her to stay for Bible study," an emotional Sanders says. #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 31m31 minutes ago
She seemed to be holding back tears when she talked about Hurd. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 32m32 minutes ago
Sanders says she feels bad about Hurd b/c she convinced her to stay for bible study. You can hear emotion in her voice. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 32m32 minutes ago
Sanders identifies Sharonda Coleman-Singleton. Says she was the most wanted pastor in Charleston b/c of how she preached #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 31m31 minutes ago
Sanders recalls time when Singleton gave her phone number to the entire church in case they ever wanted to talk. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 31m31 minutes ago
Sanders says Singleton didn't come to bible study every week because she had activities she went to for her three kids. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 29m29 minutes ago
Sanders identifies Rev. DePayne Middleton Doctor in picture. Says she had a lot of passion when singing and preaching. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 29m29 minutes ago
Sanders identifies Ethel Lance. "She was the sexton of the church". She had a walk about her "a swag". #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 28m28 minutes ago
Sanders says Lance was funny. Always had a joke to tell. Said she loved her kids and grandkids. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 27m27 minutes ago
Sanders said Lance loved the song, "One Day At A Time". #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 24m24 minutes ago
Sanders stops and gets emotional when asked about her aunt, Susie Jackson. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 26m26 minutes ago
Richardson asks Sanders about her aunt that was with her. She gets emotional, wipes tears from her eyes. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 26m26 minutes ago
Sanders says Susie Jackson was her best friend. She was her best friend. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 24m24 minutes ago
"Aunt Susie was the matriarch of the whole bunch," she says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 23m23 minutes ago
"Susie would never say anything bad about anything or anybody," Sanders says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 24m24 minutes ago
"It was hard to tell Aunt Susie 'no,'" Sanders says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 21m21 minutes ago
Sanders says her granddaughter loved her Aunt Susie Jackson. "She would love on her". #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 20m20 minutes ago
Sanders says her granddaughter is extremely attached to her since the #MotherEmanuel shooting. #chsnews #RoofTrial
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  • #834
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 20m20 minutes ago
Sanders says Tywanza took on a father role for her granddaughter. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 19m19 minutes ago
Tears from Sanders as the gov't pulls up a picture of her son, Tywanza. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 19m19 minutes ago
She says they were very, very close. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 18m18 minutes ago
Sanders says last text message she got from him, "Are we still having bible study?" #chsnews #RoofTrial

arina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 18m18 minutes ago
Sanders says Tywanza was "everybody's baby [in the family] even tough he was the tallest one." #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 18m18 minutes ago
They were studying the book of Mark that night. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 18m18 minutes ago
Sanders now discusses how bible study got started. Says they were studying the book of Mark. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 17m17 minutes ago
Sanders says "the Bible is my life," when asked how often she turns to the Bible. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills Retweeted
Dana Fairbanks, M.D. ‏@dcfairbank 19m19 minutes ago
@ChadKMills @princss6 @wis10 #RIPTywanzaSanders #CharlestoneNine #EmanuelAME #NeverForge

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  • #835
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 17m17 minutes ago
Sanders identifies #DylannRoof as the person who appeared for bible study that night. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 18m18 minutes ago
"He looked like the Defendant sitting right over there," Sanders says of Roof. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 17m17 minutes ago
"If that guy over there came in the church and told me he need a place to stay, I guarantee you he'd be staying in my house," she says.

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 17m17 minutes ago
Sanders says when Roof walked in he asked if they were having bible study. "Yes". Rev. Pinckney invited him to sit. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 17m17 minutes ago
Rev. Pinckney, she says, gave Roof a Bible and a worksheet they were focusing on. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 17m17 minutes ago
Sanders says she never had an impression of him. "I just thought he was coming to receive the word." #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 17m17 minutes ago
Sanders says Roof sat that night like he is now - head down. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 17m17 minutes ago
She says most of the time Roof would hang his head down "just the way he's doing right now." #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 16m16 minutes ago
Sanders says when stood up to pray, hear a loud sound go off. Originally thought it was construction with elevator. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 17m17 minutes ago
She talks about the moment during prayer where their eyes were closed. She starts crying. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 17m17 minutes ago
"A loud sound went off," she says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 17m17 minutes ago
"I screamed, 'He has a gun,'" she remembers. "By then, he had already shot Rev. Pinckney." #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 16m16 minutes ago
"Rev. Simmons stood up and said, 'Let me check on my pastor!'" she says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 15m15 minutes ago
Sanders says she yelled for people to get down. Says Simmons went to check on Pinckney, then says Simmons "went down". #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 15m15 minutes ago
"There were so many shots. So many shots." Sanders says when she had gotten under the table. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 15m15 minutes ago
Sanders says when heard shots all around the room, she grabbed her granddaughter who said "granny I'm so scared." #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 16m16 minutes ago
"As I lay under the table, there was so many shots," Sanders says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 16m16 minutes ago
"It sounded almost like a machine gun," Sanders says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 16m16 minutes ago
"I said, 'Just play dead,'" Sanders says. "I muzzled her face to my body." #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 16m16 minutes ago
Sanders says she muzzled her so tight "I thought I suffocated her." #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 15m15 minutes ago
Sanders says there was blood everywhere. Says she rubbed her leg in the blood so Roof would think she was shot. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 16m16 minutes ago
"I could feel the warm blood flowing on both sides of me," Sanders says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10
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  • #836
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 15m15 minutes ago
Sanders was talking w/ Tywanza under table. When Roof walked over to talk to Polly Sheppard, that when Tywanza stood up. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 15m15 minutes ago
On Tywanza, she says: "He stood up and said, 'Why are you doing this?'" #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 14m14 minutes ago
Sanders says Tywanza told Roof "you don't have to do this". Roof: "You're raping our women, taking over our world." #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 14m14 minutes ago
"77 shots were in the at room." Sanders says they were all from the man who she thought had come to hear the word. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 13m13 minutes ago
During Sanders' testimony, she calls out #DylannRoof who keeps his head down the entire time. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 16m16 minutes ago
"The defendant over there, who refuses to look at me right now," said he had to do this, she says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 16m16 minutes ago
"He put about five bullets in my son," Sanders says through tears. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 15m15 minutes ago
"I was just waiting on my turn," Sanders says. "77 shots!" #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 15m15 minutes ago
"Evil as can be," she says of Roof. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 15m15 minutes ago
She says her son didn't die immediately. Tywanza started screaming for Aunt Susie. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 14m14 minutes ago
"I couldn't get him to stay still," she says of her dying son, Tywanza. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 13m13 minutes ago
"We watched him take his last breath," she says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 13m13 minutes ago
Short recess right now, apparently. The feed is black. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 15m15 minutes ago
Sanders says Susie Jackson had already called 911 when Tywanza tried to get over to her. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 14m14 minutes ago
Sanders says she asked Polly Sheppard to help Tywanza because she was a nurse. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 13m13 minutes ago
"I watched my son come into this world," Sanders says. "And I watched him leave this world." #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial @wis10

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 13m13 minutes ago
Sanders breaks down crying on stand. Video goes black in media room. I believe the court is in a short recess right now. #chsnews #RoofTrial
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  • #837
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 14m14 minutes ago
Video feed is back on in the media room. Felicia Sanders is back on the witness stand. She can be seen wiping her eyes. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 10m10 minutes ago
Judge Gergel enters the courtroom. Jury enters as well. Bruck, defense, would like to make objections. #chsnews #RoofTrial

arina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 10m10 minutes ago
Objects to Sander's description of Roof sitting there "evil, just sitting there evil." #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 9m9 minutes ago
Bruck also objects to Sanders saying "he was sitting there like he's sitting there right now". #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 9m9 minutes ago
Bruck objects to crying & getting emotional. Says inappropriate for testimony. Judge doesn't think so, she's a victim. #chsnews #RoofTria

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 8m8 minutes ago
Bruck then apologizes to Sanders for objections. Judge Gergel says that's all part of his job, making objections. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 8m8 minutes ago
Jury is now officially back in the courtroom. Testimony will continue from Felicia Sanders. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 6m6 minutes ago
Testimony from Sanders continues. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 7m7 minutes ago
Sanders said, "I love you Tywanza" as he lied on the floor. "I watched him die, I watched him take his last breath". #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 6m6 minutes ago
"I said, 'I love you, Tywanza.' He said, 'I love you too, Mama.' ... Then, I watched my son die," she says. #sctweets #DylannRoof #RoofTrial
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  • #838
Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 6m6 minutes ago
David Bruck is cross-examining Felicia Sanders now. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 8m8 minutes ago
"[Roof] said he was going to kill himself," she says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 8m8 minutes ago
She says the only place suitable for Roof is "the pit of Hell." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 9m9 minutes ago
Sanders says #DylannRoof said he was going to kill himself. She said there's no place for him except for "pit of hell". #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 9m9 minutes ago
Cross-examination of Sanders concludes. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial
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  • #839
Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 7m7 minutes ago
Sanders' testimony is now over. Prosecution now calls Justin Kniess. He works for the Charleston Police Department. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 8m8 minutes ago
Kniess says he joined CPD in 2005. Was a patrol officer in the West Ashley area when he first started. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 4m4 minutes ago
Kniess describes how Charleston is broken up for police responses. He now explains some of the calls they would get. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
Richardson now asks Kniess about the night of June 17, 2015. The #MotherEmanuel shooting. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Kniess recalls there was a shooting at #MotherEmanuel that night. Says it was the first time he ever went to the church. #chsnews #RoofTrial

arina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Kniess says the area around #MotherEmanuel was typically fairly quiet, no major calls for police. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 48s48 seconds ago
Kniess says he was approving reports in a car, when he saw call came in for "active shooting" at #MotherEmanuel. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 16s17 seconds ago
Kniess says when arrived, saw multiple officers enter one side of the church. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 52s52 seconds ago
Rendering of #MotherEmanuel AME church from a birds eye view shown on screen. Kniess explains where he responded to. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 30s31 seconds ago
Kniess says call had come out as "active shooter", meaning officers needed to responded ASAP and try and make entry. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 34s34 seconds ago
Kniess says he went to setting up a perimeter around the church, and called the K9 team in to try and track a sent. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 48s49 seconds ago
Kniess says he tried to secured the scene. This means going room to room to look around. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 3m3 minutes ago
Kniess says once the scene is secured, that's when emergency personnel can get in to try and help victims/survivors. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
Kniess says when trying to secure scene saw, multiple victims, shell casings, and a child running around screaming. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 3m3 minutes ago
"I remember seeing a child running and screaming on-scene," he says. "It was just chaos." #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 2m2 minutes ago
Kniess says he tried to get surviving victims out, and emergency personnel in to help those who were critically injured. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
Right now, the government is questioning him about a diagram of the scene. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Prosecution now shows of layout of the fellowship hall inside Mother Emanuel. Kniess says victims were in middle. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 2m2 minutes ago
"It was hard to tell how many [victims]," the officer says. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 1m1 minute ago
The officer is explaining what a body camera is now. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 48s49 seconds ago
At the time of the massacre, not every officer had one. He had one. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 34s35 seconds ago
The gov't submits the DVD of the body camera video as evidence. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial

Karina Bolster ‏@KRBolster 1m1 minute ago
Kniess says he reviewed his body cam footage after the incident happened. Prosecution expects to play it for jury. #chsnews #RoofTrial

Chad K. Mills ‏@ChadKMills 16s16 seconds ago
The video is playing now. #sctweets @wis10 #DylannRoof #RoofTrial
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  • #840
Could someone point me to any live feeds of this trial please. I keep reading references to a live feed but can't find one. Thank you
 
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