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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Charleston church shooter
Original: Supreme Court rejects latest appeal from Charleston church shooter
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear the latest appeal from Dylann Roof, the man sentenced to death for the 2015 massacre of nine Black parishioners at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The decision leaves his conviction and death sentence in place, closing off another avenue of appeal for the white supremacist gunman.
Why now: The case remains one of the most notorious hate-crime murders in recent US history, and the Supreme Court's refusal removes Roof's latest chance to escape a death sentence.
Dylann RoofUS Supreme CourtEmanuel AME ChurchCharlestonSouth Carolina
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