Local Lawmakers Respond To Charleston Massacre

Local lawmakers responded throughout the day Wednesday to the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina that left nine dead.

“What what what is wrong with people??” wrote State Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Bucks), based in King of Prussia.

“Absolute tragedy in ‪Charleston‬ - my thoughts and prayers go to all those impacted, especially families of the victims,” said U.S. Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA 8), out of Langhorne.

“We don’t make a practice of commenting on police related incidents outside our general geography but today we are making an exception,” wrote the Horsham Chiefs Advisory Team, a community policing initiative, on Facebook. “We were very saddened to learn of the tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina last night. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who lost loved ones and to the Community as a whole. Such senseless acts of violence can tear at the very fabric of a Community. But it is exactly at such times when we must stand together as one.”

The suspect, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, allegedly walked into a historic black church and sat down for an hour on Wednesday night, before opening fire and killing nine individuals.

He was captured on Thursday about 200 miles away from the site of the shooting.

Photo courtesy of Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick