Minneapolis pastor reacts to Charleston church shooting
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Nine people including the pastor were killed at the downtown Emanuel AME Church in Charleston Wednesday.
Police say the young white man in custody joined a prayer meeting at the church and then opened fire. Authorities believe it was a hate crime.
Reverend Nazim Fakir from St. Peter's African Methodist Episcopal Church in Minneapolis joined MPR News' Tom Weber to talk about the tragedy.
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