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Remembering Charleston: Photos from the Tragedy at Mother Emanuel

On June 17, 2015, a White gunman opened fire during a bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., killing nine people. Police later captured the shooter Dylann Roof in Shelby, N.C. As we remember this tragic day, we continue to pray for the victims, the church—"Mother Emanuel"—and the city.
By Essence · Updated October 27, 2020
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Prayers for Charleston

Police talk to a man outside the Emanuel AME Church following a shooting Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Charleston, S.C.

Remembering Charleston: Photos from the Tragedy at Mother Emanuel
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Prayers for Charleston

Worshippers gather to pray down the street from the Emanuel AME Church following a shooting Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Charleston, S.C.

Remembering Charleston: Photos from the Tragedy at Mother Emanuel
AP Photo/David Goldman
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Prayers for Charleston

A man kneels across the street from where police gather outside the Emanuel AME Church following a shooting Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Charleston, S.C.

Remembering Charleston: Photos from the Tragedy at Mother Emanuel
Wade Spees/The Post And Courier via AP
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Prayers for Charleston

A passing motorist looks out her window as she stops at an intersection down the street from the Emanuel AME Church early Thursday, June 18, 2015 following a shooting Wednesday night in Charleston, S.C.

Remembering Charleston: Photos from the Tragedy at Mother Emanuel
AP Photo/David Goldman
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Prayers for Charleston

Tarsha Moseley, left, Martha Watson, and Toby Smith pray at a makeshift memorial near Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.

Remembering Charleston: Photos from the Tragedy at Mother Emanuel
AP Photo/Alex Sanz
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Prayers for Charleston

Lisa Doctor joins a prayer circle early Thursday, June 18, 2015, down the street from Emanuel AME Church following a shooting Wednesday night in Charleston, S.C.

Remembering Charleston: Photos from the Tragedy at Mother Emanuel
AP Photo/David Goldman
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Prayers for Charleston

Worshippers embrace following a group prayer across the street from the scene of a shooting at Emanuel AME Church, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Charleston, S.C.

Remembering Charleston: Photos from the Tragedy at Mother Emanuel
AP Photo/David Goldman