A jailhouse clerical blunder was one of several oversights that permitted dylann roof to buy the weapon he used to gun down nine people in a south carolina church last month authorities said.
How did dylann roof get a gun.
Dylann roof bought the semiautomatic handgun he used in last week s church shooting at a gun store 25 miles from his home according to officials familiar with the sale.
Dylann storm roof born april 3 1994 is an american white supremacist and mass murderer convicted for perpetrating the charleston church shooting on june 17 2015 in the u s.
Despite having previously admitted to drug possession the man dylann roof 21 was allowed to buy the 45 caliber handgun because of mistakes by f b i.
Dylann roof the man accused of a shooting spree that left nine people dead at a historic black church in charleston on wednesday night should not have been able to get a gun.
State of south carolina.
Comey said flaws in paperwork and communication between a federal background check worker and state law enforcement allowed dylann roof to buy a handgun in south carolina on april 16 weeks before.
He was found to have targeted members of this church because of its history and stature.
Roof s father gave him a 45 caliber pistol for his birthday this year cowles said.
Pinckney and injured.
Dylann roof was apprehended between 10 and 11 am on 18 june 2015 and the circumstances under which he was provided with food from burger king prior to his arraignment were not entirely clear.
Authorities caught up with roof in shelby north carolina over 200 miles from the carnage he allegedly left.
During a bible study at emanuel african methodist episcopal church roof killed nine people all african americans including senior pastor and state senator clementa c.
The morning after the attack police arrested dylann roof in shelby north carolina.
Roof was found competent to stand trial in federal court.
The washington post and reuters have reported that roof received the gun as a birthday gift.
