On Wednesday, June 17 an armed white man, identified by North Carolina authorities as Dylann Storm Roof, 21, fatally shot nine people at a prayer meeting in a historically African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. Roof was arrested in North Carolina; the case is being considered a hate crime. Members of the high school community reacted to the tragedy.

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“I’m also a part of the episcopal church. It’s not just the black community that’s being affected, it’s everyone. It’s the episcopal community too. I actually had a meeting with my church leaders yesterday and we actually spent almost half an hour to an hour talking about this and how it affects the community.” -Junior Josh Pang