Hillary Clinton: U.S. must face 'hard truths' after South Carolina shooting



Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton said on Thursday after a deadly shooting in a South Carolina church that the United States must face "hard truths" about race and violence.



"We have to face hard truths about race, violence, guns and division," she told a Las Vegas conference of Hispanic elected officials. "How many innocent people in our country from little children, church members to movie theater attendees, how many people do we need to see cut down before we act?"



(Reporting by Amanda Becker in Washington; Writing by Lisa Lambert; Editing by Peter Cooney)