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BJA-funded Forensic Video Analysis System Supports Evidence Collection in Charleston, SC

New technology assisted the City of Charleston Police Department in identifying suspect in Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting

Charleston Police
Charleston Police

Following the tragic shooting of nine African-American churchgoers attending a bible study at Mother Emanuel AME Church in June 2015, law enforcement in Charleston, South Carolina acted quickly to identify Dylann Roof as their suspect.

Using surveillance footage from the church, law enforcement pulled photos of Roof...