GUILTY TN - One killed, 7 injured in shooting at Antioch church, 24 Sept 2017 *Arrest*

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Tennessee church suspect may have sought revenge for Dylann Roof shooting

A note found in the car of a man charged with spraying deadly gunfire at a Tennessee church made reference to revenge for a white supremacist's massacre at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, two years earlier, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.

The note could offer a glimpse into Emanuel Kidega Samson's mindset at the time of Sunday's shooting and a possible motive for the rampage (...)

Two officials read to AP from the note.
The report said that "in sum and in no way verbatim," the note referenced revenge or retaliation for Dylann Roof, the white supremacist who killed nine black worshippers at a South Carolina church in 2015 and has since been sentenced to death. It wasn't clear what precisely Samson is alleged to have written about the Roof shooting, or whether his note contained other important details that might also speak to a motivation or state of mind.

 

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From Elley Mae's post above:

"State records with the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance show accused church shooter Emanuel Samson was previously licensed to be an unarmed security guard ...

The I-Team has confirmed that last Friday, Samson was taking a class at the Academy of Personal Protection and Security in Nashville in order to renew his license...

...Samson worked his first shift Saturday, but was fired on Sunday after not showing up for a shift."

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http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/36...ty-guard-was-renewing-license-before-shooting

He was also afraid of an ex-gf because she hit him once. :scared: What a hulking coward. Sounds like he may also be an injustice collector. JMO

That is the first thing I thought too. Injustice collector.

 

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Man charged with shooting in Tennessee church pleads not guilty

A man accused of killing a woman in a September 2017 shooting rampage at a Tennessee church pleaded not guilty to the crime on Wednesday, his defense attorney said.

Emanuel Kidega Samson, 26, entered the plea in a Davidson County criminal court on the 43-count indictment for the shooting at the Nashville church, in which six others were injured, attorney Jennifer Thompson told Reuters by telephone. She declined further comment.

 

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

May 20th 2019

"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 during opening statements in the trial of Emanuel Kidega Samson, 27. Prosecutors have said they're seeking life without parole for Samson, who faces a 43-count indictment, including a first-degree murder charge, in the September 2017 shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ....

At a hearing in April, it was revealed that a psychiatrist diagnosed Samson with "schizoaffective disorder bipolar type" and post-traumatic stress disorder after an abusive, violent upbringing.

"What this case is about is a man who was very sad, very suicidal, and he was looking to die that day," Thompson told jurors Monday."

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

 

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Samson testifies in Antioch church shooting trial

 

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Jury finds Emanuel Samson guilty of first-degree murder in Tennessee church shooting

May 24, 2019

"NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury on Friday found a man guilty of first-degree murder in a shooting at a Nashville church two years ago that left a woman dead and seven wounded.

Jurors deliberated less than five hours before delivering the verdict against Emanuel Kidega Samson. He was found guilty on all 43 counts in the indictment...."

Jury finds man guilty of murder in Tennessee church shooting

(Melanie L. Crow)

 

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Jury finds Emanuel Samson guilty of first-degree murder in Tennessee church shooting

May 24, 2019

"NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury on Friday found a man guilty of first-degree murder in a shooting at a Nashville church two years ago that left a woman dead and seven wounded.

Jurors deliberated less than five hours before delivering the verdict against Emanuel Kidega Samson. He was found guilty on all 43 counts in the indictment...."

Jury finds man guilty of murder in Tennessee church shooting

(Melanie L. Crow)

"...Jurors are next considering a life sentence without parole, a decision that could be made as early as Tuesday..."

 

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Tennessee church gunman Emanuel Samson sentenced to life without parole

May 28, 2019

"A man convicted in a 2017 Nashville church shooting that left one worshipper dead and seven others injured will spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole, a jury ruled Tuesday.

Emanuel Kidega Samson, 27, was convicted of first-degree murder Friday in the death of 38-year-old Melanie Crow.

The jurors deliberated for fewer than two hours Tuesday before passing sentence. Samson is also due to be sentenced in July on 42 other criminal counts, though those sentences will be largely symbolic...."

Tennessee church gunman Emanuel Samson sentenced to life without parole

 

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Tenn. church shooter sentenced to 291 years in prison

SEPTEMBER 04, 2019

"...Judge Cheryl A. Blackburn sentenced Samson to 291 years in prison on Tuesday, which will be served consecutively with his life sentence.

Judge Blackburn gave the shooter 25 years for each attempted murder, plus six years for a firearms charge, as well as years added for additional minor charges, according to CBS affiliate WVLT...."

Tenn. church shooter sentenced to 291 years in prison