Charleston Shooting Sparks Outpouring of Prayer, Demonstrations of Unity Across US

The brutal massacre of nine worshipers at Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church by 21-year-old Dylann Roof on Wednesday night has prompted an outpouring of prayer and demonstrations of unity both in Charleston, N.C. and across the United States.

Chris and Camryn, the children of Sharonda Singleton, one of those killed in the shooting, revealed that while they are mourning the loss of their mother, their Christian faith has enabled them to forgive her killer–less than 24 hours after her death.

“This is a tragedy,” Chris told the BBC during a memorial service for the victims, adding that he wants his mother to be remembered as a “God-fearing woman who loved everyone with all her heart.”

“We already forgive [Roof] for what he’s done, and there’s nothing but love from our side of the family…Love is stronger than hate, and that’s all I have to say,” he told the reporter . . .

Police have described the murders as a hate crime and arrested Roof, who was pictured on his Facebook page with the flags of apartheid South Africa and white government-era Rhodesia adorned on his jacket. Upon his capture, Roof admitted to killing his victims in an attempt to “start a race war.” (Read more from “Charleston Shooting Sparks Outpouring of Prayer, Demonstrations of Unity Across US” HERE)

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