Updated 7:18 ET Charleston church shooting suspect arrested in North Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina (CNN)[Latest developments]
Details started to emerge Thursday about how authorities caught Charleston church shooting suspect Dylann Roof. They got a tip from Debbie Dills, who reportedly spotted Roof on her way into work. She followed him for 35 miles, the Shelby Star reported. "I had been praying for those people on my way to work," Dills told the newspaper. "I was in the right place at the right time."
During his first court appearance, Roof waived extradition to South Carolina, a court official said. The shooting suspect was taken into custody in Shelby, North Carolina.
Charleston County Coroner Rae Wooten identified the nine shooting victims as follows: Cynthia Hurd, 54; Susie Jackson, 87; Ethel Lance, 70; Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, 49; Hon. Rev. Clementa Pinckney, 41; Tywanza Sanders, 26; Rev. Daniel Simmons Sr., 74; Rev. Sharonda Singleton, 45; Myra Thompson, 59.
The gunman allegedly told the victims before the shooting, "You rape our women and you're taking over our country. And you have to go," said Sylvia Johnson, a cousin of the church's slain pastor. She cited survivors of the shooting and was quoted by CNN affiliate WIS.
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