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Bakari Sellers, the attorney for the families of victims killed in the 2015 Mother Emanuel AME Church massacre, speaks with reporters outside the Justice Department, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Families of nine victims killed in a racist attack at the Black South Carolina church have reached a settlement with the Justice Department over a faulty background check that allowed Dylann Roof to purchase the gun he used in the 2015 massacre. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

DOJ reaches $88M settlement in 2015 Charleston church shooting

The Department of Justice announced a multi-million dollar settlement in the 2015 deadly Charleston church shooting. It revealed the settlements Wednesday, which range from $6 million to $7.5 million for families of those killed and $5 million settlements for family members of survivors.