President Barack Obama responded Thursday to the shooting at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, that
left nine dead.
"Any
death of this sort is a tragedy, any shooting involving multiple victims is a
tragedy," he said. "There is something particularly heartbreaking
about death happening at a place in which we seek solace and we seek
peace."
"I've
had to make statements like this too many times. Communities have had to endure
tragedies like this too many times," he continued. "Once again,
innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm
had no trouble getting their hands on a gun. ... We as a country will have to
reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other
advanced countries."
Authorities apprehended suspect Dylann Roof, who they believe opened fire Wednesday evening at Emanuel African Methodist Church
during a weekly Bible study gathering. Eight individuals were found dead at the
scene, and another died later at the hospital.
South
Carolina House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford (D) tweeted Thursday that he
received a call from the president expressing his regret.
Culled from Huffingtonpost
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