Charleston shooting trial: 12 jurors chosen to decide death penalty case
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Twelve jurors were chosen on Wednesday to decide the death penalty trial of a white man who authorities say wanted to start a race war by killing nine black people in a South Carolina church.
Opening statements were under way in the trial of Dylann Roof in a federal courthouse about a mile away from the church. Roof wore a gray and white striped prison jumpsuit and stared mostly at the table in front of him.
Roof is charged with 33 offenses, including hate crimes leading to the loss of life and murder. He faces the death penalty. The 22-year-old has also been charged in a state murder case, which also carries the death penalty and will follow this trial.
There was a heavy security at US courthouse in downtown Charleston, with local police and federal officers from the Department of Homeland Security positioned outside the the building.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/07/charleston-shooting-dylann-roof-trial-death-penalty
Oliver Laughland in Charleston and agencies
Wednesday 7 December 2016 16.52 GMT
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