Federal Hate Crime Charges Likely In South Carolina Church Shooting

Federal Hate Crime Charges Likely In South Carolina Church Shooting
Dylann Roof appears via video before a judge, in Charleston, S.C., Friday, June 19, 2015. The 21-year-old accused of killing nine people inside a black church in Charleston made his first court appearance, with the relatives of all the victims making tearful statements. (Centralized Bond Hearing Court via AP)
Dylann Roof appears via video before a judge, in Charleston, S.C., Friday, June 19, 2015. The 21-year-old accused of killing nine people inside a black church in Charleston made his first court appearance, with the relatives of all the victims making tearful statements. (Centralized Bond Hearing Court via AP)

The Justice Department will likely file federal hate crime charges against the man suspected of carrying out a massacre at a storied black church in South Carolina, federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

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