On June 17, 2015 a white gunman shot nine dead during a Bible study class at the historic EmanuelAME Church in Charleston, SC. Full coverage from Democracy Now!
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- Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd (54) – Bible study member and manager for the Charleston County Public Library system
- Susie Jackson (87) – a Bible study and church choir member
- Ethel Lee Lance (70) – the church's sexton
- Depayne Middleton-Doctor (49) – a pastor who was also employed as a school administrator and admissions coordinator at Southern Wesleyan University
- Clementa C. Pinckney (41) – the church's pastor and a South Carolina state senator
- Tywanza Sanders (26) – a Bible study member; nephew of Susie Jackson
- Daniel Simmons (74) – a pastor who also served at Greater Zion AME Church in Awendaw
- Sharonda Coleman-Singleton (45) – a pastor; also a speech therapist and track coach at Goose Creek High School
- Myra Thompson (59) – a Bible study teacher
