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Dylan Roof is charged with the murder of six women and three men, at a bible study group at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina

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19 Jun, 2015

Weapons charge bond set at $1m

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Appearing on video link, Judge Gosnell sets Roof’s bail at $1 million for the weapon-possession charge. A superior court judge must set bail for the murder charges.

Relatives of the shooting victims also speak at the hearing, with the daughter of victim Ethel Lance sobbing as she says, “I forgive you.” The mother of Tywanza Sanders tells Roof that “every fiber in my body hurts.” “Their legacies will live in love, so hate won’t win,” says Alana Simmons, the granddaughter of Rev. Daniel Simmons.