Families of Victims in SC Church Mass Shooting Reach $88M Settlement
Written by SOURCE on October 28, 2021
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Families of victims killed in the 2015 South Carolina church mass shooting have reached a settlement with the Justice Department.
The families of nine victims in the racist attack on the Charleston church reached an $88 million deal, per the Associated Press, that includes $63 million for the families and $25 million for survivors.
Dylann Roof was convicted for the mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, which claimed the lives of nine Black churchgoers. Amid the extended coverage of Roof following the 2015 attack, many argued his actions should be widely viewed as an example of domestic terrorism.
This story is being updated.
