Shooting at Charleston black church kills 9

The shooting took place at the Emanuel AME Church, Police Chief Greg Mullen said. He said there were survivors, but did not say how many, or how many were inside at the time of the shooting. Wednesday is a traditional night for services and activities in churches across South Carolina.

Mullen would not confirm whether the pastor, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, was one of the victims.

The suspect was described as a 21-year-old clean-shaven white male with sandy blond hair and a slender build, wearing a gray sweatshirt/hoodie and jeans with Timberland boots. More here.

While Rachel Dolezal is claiming her 15 minutes of national fame for pretending to be black, tragedies like this happen.