South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof will be allowed to represent himself at his murder trial. Roof filed a motion to represent himself after a judge ruled he was competent to stand trial last week.
The 22-year-old faces the death penalty for the the 2015 mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC, that left 9 parishioners dead at the predominately black church.
Appearing in court Monday morning, Roof said he feels competent enough to represent himself, according to reporters who tweeted from the courtroom. The judge approved the motion, telling Roof that it would serve him better to have an attorney represent him, adding it was “strategically unwise” even though he feels that Roof is competent enough. Jury selection for Roof’s trial was slated to begin Monday at 9 a.m. Source
