The nation is mourning the deaths of nine people who were murdered while gathered in prayer at a historically black church in Charleston, S.C. A white gunman attended a bible study class at the Emanuel AME Church for about an hour Wednesday night before opening fire. Among the victims were a high school track coach, a librarian and a pastor. “Any death of this sort is a tragedy. Any shooting involving multiple victims is a tragedy,” President Barack Obama said Thursday morning. “There is something particularly heartbreaking about the death happening in a place in which we seek solace and we seek peace – in a place of worship.” At a press briefing Thursday, Charleston County Coroner Rae...
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