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Lawmakers in the Magnolia State on Wednesday advanced a bill that would tap in a firing squad should lethal injection no longer be an option in the future.

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A federal jury sentenced Charleston church shooter and white supremacist Dylann Roof to death, less than a month after convicting him of 33 counts including hate crimes.

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The sentencing phase is under way this week for the man found guilty of shooting and killing nine parishioners during a Bible study at a South Carolina church in June 2015.

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Dylann Roof doesn’t want his mental health to influence jurors when they decide next month whether he should receive the death penalty for shooting nine parishioners inside a Charleston church, according to a handwritten motion he filed Friday.

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A jury took only two hours Thursday to find the white man accused of gunning down nine black parishioners at a church in Charleston last year guilty.

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A jury of 12 sat for opening statements Wednesday on the first day of the federal death penalty trial for accused Charleston Church shooter Dylann Roof.

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The man accused of gunning down nine black parishioners during a bible study in South Carolina last year wants his defense team back in charge, for now.

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Accused Charleston shooter Dylann Roof is competent to stand trial and jury selection will resume in the case on Monday, ruled a federal judge on Friday.

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A judge decided Thursday to close the competency hearing for a white man accused of gunning down nine black parishioners in South Carolina last year.

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Experts point to different reasons for the decrease, from a change in legislation to advancements in forensic science and an overall drop in crime rates.

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Gun control advocates and people who enjoy the privileges that wealth provides often ask in response to crime “Why don’t you just call the cops?”

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In addition to harsher sentencing, the bill would provide funds for improving relations between police officers and the communities they serve.

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