Thousands Celebrate Clementa Pinckney's Life in Charleston

Thousands attended a funeral service on June 26 for Clementa Pinckney, one of nine victims in the Emanuel AME Church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Pinckney was a pastor at the church and also a state senator. In addition to the thousands that attended the service at the arena on the campus of the College of Charleston, many more gathered at locations set up for the overflow crowd throughout the community.

People also gathered in Marion Square, which is near the college campus, to celebrate Pinckney with music. This video shows some of the celebration.

Nine people from the predominantly black church were shot and killed on June 17 by a white gunman who attended a Bible class. Dylann Roof, 21, was arrested on June 18 after an overnight manhunt. He is being held without bail on nine counts of murder and a $1 million bond for gun charges. Credit: Instagram/Mari Barrett