During a separate proceeding in state court roof was given nine life sentences in exchange for his guilty plea.
Sentence for dylann roof.
The federal jury convicted roof of 33 federal charges including hate crimes.
Dylann roof is the first person in u s.
He represented himself at the penalty phase of the trial.
During a separate proceeding in state court roof was given nine life sentences in exchange for his guilty plea.
The federal jury convicted roof of 33 federal charges including hate crimes.
White supremacist dylann roof 22 has been sentenced to death after gunning down nine black churchgoers during a.
History to have faced both a state and federal death penalty at the same time.
In september 2015 it was announced roof would face capital punishment in his state prosecution and in may 2016 the u s.
Roof on wednesday was formally sentenced to death as recommended by the jury for killing nine people at a historically black church in charleston south carolina in 2015.
American sentenced to death for shooting nine dead in charleston church massacre.
Roof became the first person to be ordered executed for a federal hate crime when he was sentenced to death for fatally shooting nine black church members at emanuel ame church in charleston south.
Dylann roof the convicted shooter in the assault on emanuel ame church in charleston south carolina that left a total of 12 victims killing nine of them was sentenced to.
Dylann roof 22 has been sentenced to death for killing nine black churchgoers during a bible study in charleston south carolina.
Convicted charleston church shooter dylann roof was given nine consecutive life sentences in state prison after he pleaded guilty to state murder charges monday leaving him to.
This is the first time a death penalty verdict was rendered in a federal hate crimes case the justice department said.
The jury s decision had to be unanimous to sentence roof to death.
