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South Carolina

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...

FY 19 JRJ Idaho

2019-RJ-BX-0025
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$33,583

FY 19 JRJ Iowa

2019-RJ-BX-0006
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$36,447

FY 19 Minnesota

2019-RJ-BX-0024
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$41,462

FY 19 JRJ Ohio

2019-RJ-BX-0031
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$53,877