The suspected gunman in the shooting at a South Carolina church has been caught in Shelby, North Carolina, a local television station and other news outlets reported on Thursday.
Suspect in South Carolina church shooting caught -N.Carolina TV station
WCCB in Charlotte, North Carolina posted the report on its Twitter page but gave no other details. CNN and MSNBC also reported his capture. Reuters could not immediately confirm the reports.
Suspect in South Carolina church shooting caught -N.Carolina TV station
Authorities have identified the suspect in the shooting, in which nine people died, as 21-year-old Dylann Roof.
The man suspected of fatally shooting nine people at a church in Charleston, South Carolina on Wednesday, was given a gun by his father as a 21st birthday present in April, his uncle told Reuters on Thursday.
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