Charleston shooter Dylann Roof has been sentenced to the death penalty after his trial Tuesday afternoon. Roof was responsible for killing 9 African-American members of the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, in an act of proclaimed white supremacy, on June 17, 2015. According to the New York Times, the jury of nine came to a verdict about three hours into the trial — after Roof had been charged guilty with 33 counts last month.
Roof has remained unbothered by his actions throughout the preceding trial, and continues to demonstrate no remorse towards the victims or their families. He confidently confessed to the crime in a jailhouse manifesto in which he illustrated wanting to start a "race war" and hoped others would follow after.
This sentence is seen as a victory for many of the victim’s families and the surrounding Charleston community.
Gracyn Doctor, the daughter of victim DePayne Middleton-Doctor, called Roof "Satan himself" and said, "You will rot in hell where you belong."