Church shooting suspect's sister raises money for wedding [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Church shooting suspect's sister raises money for wedding
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press | July 2, 2015 | Updated: July 2, 2015 2:16pm
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The sister of the man accused of killing nine people at a Charleston church has taken down a Go Fund Me profile set up to help pay for her honeymoon and wedding, which was originally planned for the weekend after the slayings.
The page set up in the name of Amber Roof said the June 21 wedding was canceled to "protect our family and mourn the lives of those lost," and blamed the media in part. Her brother, Dylann Storm Roof, was charged just days before with killing nine people during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
"The media abused our privacy and published all of our wedding information and destroyed our dream day," the page read.
The page, titled "A Fresh Start For Michael and Amber," sought $5,000 to cover lost wedding costs, pay bills and fund a "dream honeymoon."
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Church-shooting-suspect-s-sister-raises-money-for-6363035.php
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