REMEMBERING THE 9 MARTYRS OF MOTHER EMANUEL IN CHARLESTON

On this date, June 17, 2015, Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. We, the comrades will not forget the 9 martyrs killed.

Nine victims of the Charleston church shooting. Top row: Cynthia Hurd, Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Rev. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton Middle row: Daniel Simmons, Rev. Depayne Middleton Doctor, Tywanza Sanders Bottom row: Myra Thompson, Ethel Lee Lance, Susie Jackson Via Facebook and Getty Images

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http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/charleston-church-shooting/charleston-church-massacre-survivor-tells-watching-son-die-trial-begins-n693246

The dead, six women and three men, were all Methodist African Americans. Eight died at the scene; the ninth, Daniel Simmons, died at MUSC Medical Center. They were all killed by multiple gunshots fired at close range. One unidentified person was wounded but survived. Five individuals survived the shooting unharmed, including Felicia Sanders, mother of slain victim Tywanza Sanders, and her five-year-old granddaughter, along with Polly Sheppard, a Bible study member. Pinckney's wife and daughter were also inside the building during the shooting. Those killed were identified as:

• Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd (54) – Bible study member and manager for the Charleston County Public Library system; sister of Malcolm Graham.
• Susie Jackson (87) – a Bible study and church choir member.
• Ethel Lee Lance (70) – the church's sexton.
• Depayne Middleton-Doctor (49) – a pastor who was also employed as a school administrator and admissions coordinator at Southern Wesleyan University.
• Clementa C. Pinckney (41) – the church's pastor and a South Carolina state senator.
• Tywanza Sanders (26) – a Bible study member; grandnephew of Susie Jackson.
• Daniel Simmons (74) – a pastor who also served at Greater Zion AME Church in Awendaw.
• Sharonda Coleman-Singleton (45) – a pastor; also a speech therapist and track coach at Goose Creek High School.
• Myra Thompson (59) – a Bible study teacher.