US likely to file hate crime charges in Charleston shooting: NYT
Dylann Roof, 21, is accused of killing nine people at a Charleston church
WASHINGTON (Reuters) The U.S. Justice Department likely will file federal hate crime charges against the suspect in the recent South Carolina church shooting, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing law enforcement officials.
Dylann Roof, 21, is accused of killing nine people at a Charleston church in a shooting that is believed to be racially motivated. The chief prosecutor on the case has not decided whether to seek the death penalty against him.
