Samson the black man suspected in a 2017 mass shooting at an antioch church went there with the intent to murder a minimum of 10 white churchgoers a prosecutor said monday.
Left a note roof shooting.
The man accused of shooting churchgoers in tennessee reportedly wanted revenge for dylann roof the white supremacist convicted of killing nine in a black congregation in south carolina.
The 25 year old sudanese immigrant who shot up a tennessee church on sunday left a note in his vehicle referencing white supremacist dylann roof s attack on a black church in charleston.
Emanuel samson left a note in his vehicle outside the church sunday before he allegedly opened fire leaving one dead and six others injured.
Emanuel samson left a note in his vehicle outside the church sunday before he allegedly opened fire.
Samson left a note about a 2015 shooting massacre at a south carolina black church and aimed to kill at least 10 white churchgoers in revenge deputy district attorney amy hunter said.
The shooting reminded some of roof s attack at emanuel ame church in south carolina.
Roof had a handwritten note in his car with the names of several churches on it a confederate flag a burned u s.
After roof left the scene of the shooting.
Emanuel kidega samson killed one woman and injured seven others during.
Black tennessee church shooter left note referencing retaliation for dylann roof and charleston attack.
It wasn t clear what precisely samson is alleged to have written about the roof shooting or whether his note contained other important details that might also speak to a motivation or state of mind.
The associated press reports that emanuel kidega samson left the note in his vehicle before opening fire on members of burnette chapel church of christ a small church outside of nashville.
The note could offer a glimpse into emanuel kidega samson s mindset at the time of the sept.