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Nine people were shot Wednesday night at a black AME church in Charleston, S.C., during bible study gatheringsPolice responded to the shooting at the Mother Emanuel AME Church around 9 p.m., according to the Post and Courier. Mother Emanuel AME is one of the largest and oldest black congregations in the Charleston regionSix women and three men were murdered. None of the victims has yet been named by police, but State House Minority leader Todd Rutherford told the Associated Press that the church's pastor, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney , was among the deceased Follow the Charleston police department twitter for live updates and See below for on the ground tweets: https://twitter.com/mikeliggett/status/611351826366099456 https://twitter.com/mboughtonPC/status/611379835651420160 https://twitter.com/texasinafrica/status/611366477950808065 https://twitter.com/wis10/status/611379606948605953 https://twitter.com/glennsmith5/status/611368867454185473 https://twitter.com/deray/status/611371424079564800 https://twitter.com/jtighe08/status/611347566727401474[mc4wp_form]