December 14, 2016 Newtown marks 4th anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre Newtown held a moment of silence and flags were flying at half-staff across Connecticut to mark the fourth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
December 14, 2016 Dylann Roof's lawyers call no witnesses in Charleston church shooting trial Lawyers for Dylann Roof, the man accused of killing nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church during a Bible study last year, rested their case without calling any witnesses Wednesday after a judge ruled they could not present evidence about his mental health.
December 13, 2016 Dylann Roof's mother collapsed when confronted over church shooting, deputy says The mother of the Charleston church massacre suspect collapsed when investigators came to her home the day after the shootings and started asking questions about her son, a sheriff's deputy testified Tuesday during the trial in South Carolina.
December 12, 2016 Hit list? Evidence found in Dylann Roof's car included list of black churches A search of Dylann Roof's car turned up a handwritten list containing the names and addresses of several predominantly black churches -- including the site of the Charleston church massacre, a former investigator who collected evidence in the case testified on Monday.
December 9, 2016 Dylann Roof laughed during church slaying confession to FBI Dylann Roof wanted the world to know he hated black people and thought they were criminals. He thought about attacking drug dealers, but they might shoot back. So, he told the FBI, he picked a historic black church in Charleston he had learned about online.
December 9, 2016 Jury views Charleston church shooting suspect's confession: 'I had to do it' Prosecutors showed jurors video from a police interrogation in which Dylann Roof calmly admits to opening fire inside an historically black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
December 8, 2016 Charleston church shooting survivor calls Dylann Roof 'evil'; judge denies mistrial A federal judge has denied the defense’s motion for a mistrial in the capital murder case of accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof.
December 7, 2016 Trial of accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof begins Dylann Roof sat quietly as the lead prosecutor in his death penalty trial described Wednesday how he allegedly opened fire on a dozen members of a Charleston church who had welcomed him to a bible study.
December 4, 2016 Dylann Roof to judge: Let lawyers back on death penalty case The white man charged with the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church asked a judge on Sunday if he could have his defense team back, at least temporarily.
November 29, 2016 Accused South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof fires lawyers, to face judge A federal judge has made clear he wants to hear directly from the white man representing himself in the fatal shooting of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church.
