The federal trial of dylann roof was commencing eighteen months after he shot and killed nine african american congregants at the emanuel african methodist episcopal church during evening bible.
Inside the trial of dylann roof.
He represented himself at the penalty phase of the trial.
Roof an avowed white supremacist was convicted of federal murder and hate crimes charges and he was sentenced to death in january 2017.
Dylann roof 22 sat still and expressionless looking down at the defense table as federal prosecutors in his hate crimes trial showed 360 degree image scans from inside the emanuel ame church.
Dylann roof was convicted in charleston s federal court on december 15 on nine counts of using a firearm to commit murder and 24 counts of violation of civil rights.
On january 10 a jury.
Dylann storm roof was a 2017 federal trial involving dylann roof and his role in the charleston church shooting.
On may 24 2016 the justice department announced that roof would face the death penalty.