PhotoCHARLESTON, S.C. — A day after a federal jury condemned Dylann S. Roof to death for the massacre of nine churchgoers at a Bible study here, the federal judge who oversaw the trial began to hear from family members during a formal sentencing hearing. Alan Blinder, a New York Times reporter who has covered the trial, is tweeting from the courthouse. Judge Gergel also granted a request from Mr. Wednesday’s sentencing is a formality; the judge cannot change the jury’s death sentence. Before the sentencing, relatives of the victims of the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church will get a chance to speak directly to Mr.

Source: New York Times January 11, 2017 15:39 UTC