Cnn and the new york times have both reported that roof bought the gun himself at a store in.
How dylann roof got his gun.
There are conflicting reports on how roof obtained the gun he s accused of using to kill nine people.
During a bible study at emanuel african methodist episcopal church roof killed nine people all african americans including senior pastor and state senator clementa c.
It s unclear what kind of gun roof allegedly used in the attack but cowles tells the paper roof got a 45 caliber for his 21st birthday on april 3.
Washington sinclair broadcast group in the weeks since dylan roof was arrested for allegedly killing nine people in a charleston church the narrative regarding how the 21 year old with a.
Pinckney and injured.
Dylann roof the man accused of a shooting spree that left nine people dead at a historic black church in charleston wednesday night should not have been able to get a gun.
A jailhouse clerical blunder was one of several oversights that permitted dylann roof to buy the weapon he used to gun down nine people in a south carolina church last month authorities said.
State of south carolina.
Dylann roof bought the semiautomatic handgun he used in last week s church shooting at a gun store 25 miles from his home according to officials familiar with the sale.
Dylann storm roof born april 3 1994 is an american white supremacist and mass murderer convicted for perpetrating the charleston church shooting on june 17 2015 in the u s.