The Edgitators: Could The Charleston Shooting Have Been Prevented?
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Β A community in shock, a community in disbelief, but a Holy City, unbroken. Β A gunman, accused of opening fire inside a historic church in downtown Charleston, arrested here in the Charlotte area.
21-year-old Dylann Roof of Lexington, South Carolina is back in Charleston Thursday, after waiving extradition during a hearing in Cleveland County. Β He was booked into the Charleston County Detention Center at 7:28 Thursday night.
He’s accused of killing nine people inside that church, including a South Carolina Senator. Β The shooting was reported at around 9pm Wednesday night. Β Dylann Roof later made the 245 mile drive from Charleston to Cleveland County, where police in Shelby arrested him around 11:15 Thursday morning.
A law enforcement official says the suspect told the victims he was there “to shoot black people”. Β Three people survived the shooting. Β Federal authorities have opened a hate crime investigation into the shooting.
And that brings us to our Question of the Night: Could the Charleston shooting have been prevented? The Edgitators weigh in…
