Charleston shootings: First CCTV images of white man wanted for killing nine people at "BLACK" church

A suspect which police are searching for (Picture: Reuters)

The first images of a white suspect who allegedly killed nine people in a black church have been released.
The man, who is thought to be in his early 20s, ‘opened fire’ during a prayer meeting inside the Emanuel AME Church in downtown Charleston yesterday night.
The assault is being treated as a hate crime.
He managed to flee from police officers attending the chaotic scene but authorities hope to track him down after releasing photographs from a surveillance video.

This document was released (Picture: AFP/Getty Images

They show the suspect and his possible getaway vehicle – a dark coloured sedan.
‘This is a very dangerous individual,’ said police chief Greg Mullen.
‘We want to identify this individual and arrest him before he hurts anyone else.’

The scene of the shooting last night (Picture:EPA)

One of the victims was the church’s pastor, and Democratic state senator, Clementa Pinckney.
He was 41 and a married father of two.
The FBI will aid the investigation