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Charleston,
SC
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Upon
returning
home
to
Charleston
this
morning,
Senator
Tim
Scott
released
the
following
statement.
"The
horror
that
occurred
at
Mother
Emanuel
last
night
has
truly
devastated
our
community.
Emanuel
AME
means
so
much
to
so
many,
and
we
stand
by
them
today
as
they
mourn
the
loss
of
their
leader
and
brothers
and
sisters
in
Christ.
Pastor
Pinckney
was
a
good
man,
an
honest
man
and
a
wonderful
representative
for
his
congregation.
As
reports
come
to
light
that
a
suspect
is
held
in
custody,
I
hope
for
swift
justice
for
Pastor
Pinckney's
congregation
and
the
people
of
Charleston.
Today's
prayer
circle
at
Morris
Brown
AME
Church
will
help
our
community
begin
to
come
to
terms
with
what
has
happened,
and
start
the
healing
process.
While
we
unfortunately
know
that
hate
enters
some
people's
hearts,
I
also
know
this:
we
can
and
will
work
every
single
day
to
replace
hate
with
love,
pain
with
kindness,
and
hostility
with
good
will."
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