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What We Know About The Charleston Church Shooting

NPR

Published June 18, 2015 at 12:25 PM EDT

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

And let's hear one more voice on this tragedy. It is South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley who has been speaking with reporters this morning.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

S.C. GOVERNOR NIKKI HALEY: We woke up today, and the heart and soul of South Carolina was broken.

INSKEEP: Nikki Haley speaking just a short time ago. Again, authorities have given us some news here this morning, stating that they now have a suspect in custody in the shooting that killed nine people at a South Carolina church. The suspect's name is Dylann Roof, 21 years old, described as having ties to white supremacists. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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