［チャールストン（米サウスカロライナ州） １７日 ロイター］ - 米南部サウスカロライナ州チャールストンの黒人教会で１７日、銃撃事件が発生、地元警察は９人が死亡したと明らかにした。容疑者は逃走中で、警察が行方を追っている。
警察によると、事件は現地時間午後９時に発生、容疑者は２１歳の白人の男で、犯行当時スウェットシャツにジーンズ姿だった。
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St. Vincent's Hospital Shooting(05 of13)
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May 2012: Seattle, Wash.(08 of13)
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April 2012: Oakland, California(09 of13)
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November 2009: Fort Hood, Texas(10 of13)
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March 2009: Kinston, Alabama(11 of13)
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August 2007: Blacksburg, Va.(12 of13)
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April 1999: Littleton, Colo.(13 of13)
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