Dylann Roof/Facebook(NEW YORK) — Celebrities took to social media to express their thoughts and prayers for the nine victims of the shooting inside the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina Wednesday night. The alleged gunman has been identified as Dylann Roof, 21, of Lexington, SC, FBI sources say.
Here are some of the reactions:
Kerry Washington: “Prayers for #Charleston”
Ava DuVernay: “Emotional. Nine lives violently extinguished. Focusing my highest thoughts and donating directly to the church here: http://www.emanuelamechurch.org/”
Rob Lowe: “The media should be ashamed. 3 hours to get on air and then gives detailed suspect description WITHOUT mentioning his race. #Charleston”
Hillary Clinton: “Heartbreaking news from Charleston – my thoughts and prayers are with you all. -H”
Solange Knowles: “My heart is truly with you to the folks who lost loved ones Charleston. My heart is truly with you, world.”
John Legend: “Charleston. My heart hurts.”
Taylor Swift: “Plane landed, turned on my phone, and my heart dropped to the floor. Charleston…This is an unbearable loss of lives and innocence.”
Kings of Leon’s Nathan Followill: “My thoughts and prayers are with Charleston today.”
Chris Pratt: “I’m praying #CharlestonShooting”
Jeb Bush: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the individuals and families affected by the tragic events in Charleston.
Kat Dennings: “I don’t even know what words to use about Charleston. I really don’t. Love and thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the victims”
Ludacris: “I won’t be posting ANYTHING until this coward is caught. #wakeup”
Lou Diamond Phillips: “Dear God, when will it stop? Pray for Charleston. #CharlestonShooting”
Sherri Shepherd: “Heartbroken over 9 people killed at Emanuel African Methodist Church. Hate against race. hate against religion. Killed at a Bible Study #God”
Mandy Moore: “Prayers for the victims’ families & entire community of #Charleston. When will anything be done to put an end to this cycle of violence?”
Darren Criss: “My heart is so broken by the senselessness of the Charleston shooting. Sending thoughts & prayers. Hatred cannot and will not prevail.”
Russell Simmons: “Be safe Charleston.”
Ne-Yo: “#PrayForCharleston”
Josh Groban: “Woke up to the horrid news. What can be said? Shooter doesn’t deserve our curiosity. Absolute terrorism. Charleston is in my heart today.”
Sara Bareilles: “Oh no. No no no. Charleston. My heart breaks and I’m praying for this community of souls. I’m so sad.”
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