Dylann Roof Makes First Court Appearance

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In an emotional appearance at the initial court hearing for Dylann Roof, the white suspect in the massacre at a historic black church in South Carolina, relatives of the black victims offered forgiveness and urged him to repent. As Roof watched remotely via a video hookup Friday afternoon, in a room where he was flanked by two heavily armed law enforcement officers, Roof dropped his eyes as the relatives spoke.