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WASHINGTON,
DC
- U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
reacts
to
the
final
verdict
reached
in
the
murder trial involving
the
shooting
at
Mother
Emanuel
Church
in
Charleston:
"While
today's
verdict
will
not
bring
back
those
lost,
it
does
ensure
that
the
families
of
those
murdered
and
injured
at
Mother
Emanuel
will
see
justice
come
to
the
evil
man
who
perpetrated
this
heinous
crime.
I
know
it
was
not
easy
for
them
to
testify
and
to
sit
and
watch
as
photos
and
evidence
from
June
17,
2015
were
shown
in
court.
As
the
killer
now
awaits
sentencing,
I
want
the
families
of
those
lost
that
day
to
know
one
thing:
we
are
all
still
with
you.
While
this
chapter
is
now
closed,
the
rest
of
this
book
has
yet
to
be
written.
Your
strength
and
courage
has
changed
Charleston,
South
Carolina,
and
our
nation
forever.
We
will
not
ever
be
able
to
fully
thank
you
for
showing
us
all
the
true
meaning
of
righteousness,
but
what
we
can
do
is
continue
working
every
single
day
to
ensure
that
the
legacy
of
the
Emanuel
9
lives
on
forever.
We
know
that
love
can
overcome
hate,
and
that
united
we
are
greater
than
the
sum
of
our
parts.
Because
although
a
racist
madman
attempted
to
destroy
us,
and
we
will
never
forget
the
scars
he
gave
us,
what
he
really
ended
up
doing
was
showing
us
what
we
must
do
every
single
day.
Believe
in
love.
Trust
in
each
other.
And
be
resolute
in
our
determination
to
move
forward
together.
God
Bless
the
Emanuel
9,
their
families,
Charleston
and
the
state
of
South
Carolina."
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