Tennessee church shooter sentenced to life without parole

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee jury deliberated less than two hours Tuesday before sentencing the man who shot up a Nashville church in 2017 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On Friday, the jury found Emanuel Kidega Samson guilty of murder in the death of Melanie Crow. Samson also injured seven... Read More

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Emanuel Kidega Samson

May 28, 2019

Congregants grapple with church shooter once their colleague

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Minister Joey Spann watched Friday as 27-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson was convicted of first-degree murder for killing one person and wounding seven others when he sprayed Spann’s church and its congregants with bullets in 2017. It was hard for Spann to recognize in Samson the same young man who taught Vacation... Read More

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Emanuel Kidega Samson

May 24, 2019

Jury returns to deliberate in Tennessee church shooting case

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jurors in Tennessee are deliberating the fate of a black man who killed a woman and wounded seven people at a Nashville church in apparent revenge for the racist massacre of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina. Twenty-seven-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in... Read More

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Emanuel Kidega Samson

May 23, 2019

Defendant says he doesn’t recall if he shot 8 at church

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding seven others at a Nashville church in 2017 testified Wednesday that he can’t remember if he did it. In a Nashville courtroom, a prosecutor repeatedly asked 27-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson about his testimony that he had spotty-at-best memories of what happened... Read More

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Emanuel Kidega Samson

May 21, 2019

State: Man in church shooting aimed to kill 10 white people

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A prosecutor said Monday that a black man charged with fatally shooting a woman and wounding seven people at a Nashville church aimed to kill at least 10 white churchgoers and cited a 2015 massacre at a black church in South Carolina. Nashville Deputy District Attorney Amy Hunter made the comments... Read More

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Emanuel Kidega Samson

May 20, 2019

The Latest: State: Suspect aimed to kill white churchgoers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of man charged in a 2017 Tennessee church shooting (all times local): 10:45 a.m. A prosecutor says a black man charged with fatally shooting a woman and wounding seven people at a Nashville church aimed to kill at least 10 white churchgoers and cited a 2015... Read More

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Emanuel Kidega Samson

March 28, 2018

Tennessee church shooting suspect due in court Wednesday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting a woman and wounding six people at a Tennessee church in September is due in court on a 43-count indictment, including first-degree murder, attempted murder and felony civil rights intimidation charges. On Wednesday, 26-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson will be arraigned on charges in the Burnette... Read More

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Tennessee church shooter sentenced to life without parole

Congregants grapple with church shooter once their colleague

Jury returns to deliberate in Tennessee church shooting case

Defendant says he doesn’t recall if he shot 8 at church

State: Man in church shooting aimed to kill 10 white people

The Latest: State: Suspect aimed to kill white churchgoers

Tennessee church shooting suspect due in court Wednesday

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