Department of justice announced roof would face capital punishment in his federal prosecution as well.
Sentence for dylann roof.
The jury s decision had to be unanimous to sentence roof to death.
During a separate proceeding in state court roof was given nine life sentences in exchange for his guilty plea.
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.
The federal jury convicted roof of 33 federal charges including hate crimes.
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.
American sentenced to death for shooting nine dead in charleston church massacre.
History to have faced both a state and federal death penalty at the same time.
During a separate proceeding in state court roof was given nine life sentences in exchange for his guilty plea.
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.
Roof an avowed white supremacist was convicted of federal murder and hate crimes charges and he was sentenced to death in january 2017.
He represented himself at the penalty phase of the trial.
This is the first time a death penalty verdict was rendered in a federal hate crimes case the justice department said.
The federal jury convicted roof of 33 federal charges including hate crimes.
He is the first.
In september 2015 it was announced roof would face capital punishment in his state prosecution and in may 2016 the u s.
White supremacist dylann roof 22 has been sentenced to death after gunning down nine black churchgoers during a.
