Check out reports from across the Web about the Charleston shooting

Check out new details from around the Web on the shooting of nine people at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston Wednesday night.

▪ ‘He said he wanted to start a civil war’: The roommate of the alleged shooter, Dylann Roof, spoke to ABC News about Roof’s plans to commit a shooting.

▪ ‘This type of mass violence does not happen in other countries’: President Barack Obama spoke yesterday on the shooting, discussing gun violence and the history of violence against black churches.

▪ Remembering the victims: Charleston County, S.C., coroner Rae Wooten released the names of the nine victims, who are remembered here by USA Today.

▪ ‘I was scared’: North Carolina resident Debbie Dills called police after suspecting she had spotted Roof’s car while driving to work; she talked about her experience on the Today show.

▪ ‘My Hope is Built’: Churchgoers sang the hymn at a vigil at Morris Brown AME Church, one of many prayer vigils held in Charleston Thursday, The Post and Courier reports.

▪ The death penalty: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said in an interview on the “Today” show that she and South Carolinians will want the death penalty for Roof.

▪ Roof confesses: Authorities report that Roof has confessed to the shooting. He is currently in custody in South Carolina.

▪ ‘God, speak words of comfort’: A group gathered to mourn S.C. state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, who died in the shooting, in his hometown, The State reports.

▪ The world reacts Foreigners give their opinions on the shooting and gun laws in the U.S. in a report by the Associated Press.

This story was originally published June 19, 2015 at 10:26 AM with the headline "Check out reports from across the Web about the Charleston shooting."