The Charleston Church Shooting: A Great Tragedy

second deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. done by a single person since the Virginia Tech

On Tuesday January 10, 2017 twelve federal jurors came to the decision that Dylann Roof, the man who killed nine people in a 2015 massacre at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina be put to death on the account of federal murder and hate crimes charges.

Once news had gotten out after minutes of the mass shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary the people of Newtown and media from all over the states rushed to the scene. Serval type’s video and live broadcasting were shown of the aftermath of shooting. According to a website called Daily News released November 26, 2013 by Edgar Sandoval titled ‘Inside Adam Lanza's lair Newtown shooter plotted own death “All of the 5.56 mm shell casings recovered at Sandy Hook Elementary school were found to have been fired from this Bushmaster semiautomatic rifle, which was found on the floor of Room 10 after the shooting spree.” The website also mention the rifle was found next to his body of Adam Lanza and the pistol. The November 25, 2013 report by State’s Attorney

Dylann Roof, killer of nine innocent people, was taken into custody two weeks ago Thursday morning. Some would say God forgives him, and some would like to strike back. Dylann walked into a bible study and shot three men and six women, in order to start a ‘race war’. It was his belief that white people should stand with their own, and war against other colors.

In a very tragic moment in the year 1999 It was said that a man named Larry Gene Ashbrook ran into a church and started shooting. He was carrying a 9mm, and a 380-caliber handguns and a pipe bomb. Larry killed 7people and himself after this and wounding 7 others. larry was being accused of other crimes and he was said to be very violent to his father after his mother died nine years before the shooting with all this on his shoulders it drove him mad and he wanted people to feel his pain of being alone and accused of doing things he didn 't do.

On August 9, 2014, a young, unarmed, 18 year old, black man named Michael Brown was shot to death six times by 28 year old, white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, a town just outside of St. Louis, Missouri. Some say Officer Wilson was protecting his life, I call it police brutality. The brutality has led to an uproar of all day protesting and looting, and cops and even the National Guard are working double time to keep everything under control. There are many things that led up to the shooting.

We are deeply saddened by the tragic shootings last night in downtown Dallas, the loss of life of so many police officers, and injury to officers and citizens. It is a horrific reminder of the brokenness of our world and its need for prayer and healing.

Over two hours Seung Hui Cho roamed the campus of Virginia Tech University murdering innocent students. Once again it took the shooter committing suicide for the violence to stop. The police were little help in pursuing the shooter and stopping the killings from occurring. In 2007 Cho killed 32 teachers and students making it the deadliest school shooting in the nation’s history. (Massacre at Virginia Tech leaves 32 dead) At 7:15 am Cho went into a dorm and killed a female and male student. He then went to his room sent a package and changed clothes before walking into a building full of classrooms. Armed with two handguns he locked and chained doors close and went room to room shooting and killing students. (Massacre at Virginia Tech leaves

It is identified by Kaplan (2015) that on June 17 at 20:16 pm, Dylann Roof, a white guy who was said to be 21 year-old, captured on the CCTV camera surveillance while entered the historic black church and sat on a long seat at the back of the room. He spent at least an hour observing the situation

Indisputably, a great tragedy was inflicted upon the people of Charleston, South Carolina. Indisputably, nine innocent people were murdered in a prayer service on the evening of June 17, 2015. The suspected perpetrator of this massacre is twenty-one year old, and South Carolina native, Dylan Roof. A website was discovered that contained 60 images depicting Roof committing such acts as burning and spitting on American flags, waving confederate flags, and posing with guns. Also, on this website

The Charleston nine massacre occurred June 17, 2015 at Emanuel AME Church Downtown Charleston, South Carolina. This article explains that taking down the Confederate flag in front of South Carolina’s State House in Columbia would show that the state doesn’t condone the fact that today’s killings are based on skin color. This article also explains that racial blindness is a huge factor that still occurs in the state of South Carolina. Racial blindness is when a racial incident happens to someone else and not you, this is a blindness you don’t see because it’s not happening to you.

How safe do you feel when you attend school everyday? Many students and faculty don’t really think too much about school being a dangerous place; however, after a couple of school shootings had taken place their minds and thoughts may have changed completely. On April 16, 2007, in the town of Blacksburg Virginia, a college student who attended Virginia Tech, opened gunfire to his fellow classmates. This shooting has been considered to be the biggest massacre in all of American history. There are many things to be discussed in this major tragedy. Some of them include the events leading up to the shooting, the timeline that the shootings occurred, the causes, and the significance in this particular shooting. The Virginia Tech is only

On April 20, 1999, tragedy struck a Colorado high school. It started out as an ordinary spring day in Jefferson County, but it soon turned horrific. “The tragedy began at approximately 11:10 a.m. on that sunny Tuesday,” (Gimpel 27), right around lunchtime. No one could have anticipated the events that would soon follow, devastating the otherwise average suburban town. The lives of the students of Columbine High School and their families would never be the same after that catastrophic day.

"I'm angry someone would do this to us. There are lives ruined, families ruined, and our whole school year is ruined" (Brackely 1). Casey Brackely, once a student that attended Columbine High School, remembers the tragedy of the horrific Columbine shooting that killed and injured many students. Mass shootings in the United States have been on the rise since the 1980’s, especially in the last decade. These shooters motives and profiles are almost all terrifyingly alike. Many of these shooters try to imitate and parallel the tragic shooting of the Columbine High School in 1999. These shootings have made peaceful organizations, such as an elementary school; become a place of violence and death. Currently, in the United States, an epidemic of

A year has passed since I initially applied for the iLead program. At that time, I applied for both the iLead and the DCSS Aspiring AP Program. While I did not get in the iLead program, I did get the opportunity to take part in the DCSS Aspiring AP Program. The Aspiring AP Program has done much to help me clarify my future goals. This time last year, I was still unsure if I wanted to pursue a future role in administration or if I wanted to continue to use my leadership skills in a teacher leader role. As a result of the Aspiring AP classes and the shadowing experiences that are part of that program, I am now sure that I do want to pursue an administrative position. I would like to use the leadership experience and skills that I have developed