Photos: America is mourning the victims of the Charleston shooting

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.
Image: Reuters/Brian Snyder
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After alleged shooter Dylann Storm Roof killed nine people at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina on Tuesday night, mourners gathered in the city and around the country to honor the victims.

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina
Image: Reuters/Brian Snyder
Morris Brown AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina
Morris Brown AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina
Image: AP Photo/David Goldman
Morris Brown AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina
Morris Brown AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina
Image: Reuters/Grace Beahm/Pool
Morris Brown AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina
Morris Brown AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina
Image: Reuters/Grace Beahm/Pool
Morris Brown AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina
Morris Brown AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina
Image: Reuters/Brian Snyder
Lawmakers in Washington DC
Lawmakers in Washington DC
Image: AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke
An interfaith vigil at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
An interfaith vigil at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Image: AP Photo/Rebecca Breyer