Dash cam footage shows moment of Dylann Roof's arrest

ByJOSH MARGOLIN ABCNews logo
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Dash cam footage shows moment of Dylann Roof's arrest
Police released the audio and video of their chase for the suspected shooter.


Two dash camera videos show the moment when police pull over Dylann Roof the morning after he allegedly opened fire in a Charleston church, killing nine people.



In the footage, two officers are seen approaching Roof's car, one with his weapon drawn, after they catch up to him in Shelby, North Carolina on June 18. The other is seen putting his gun back in his holster as he approaches the driver's side window.



Roof is frisked by the police officer once he gets out of the car, then is put in handcuffs while facing his vehicle.



An officer then walks the 21-year-old over to one of the at least three police vehicles on the scene.



One of the dash cam recordings even captures the moment that police officers are seen high-fiving each other after Roof is in the police vehicle.



The arrest took place about 240 miles north of Emanuel AME Church, where the shooting took place around 9 p.m. the night before.



These are the first official recordings to be released of Roof's arrest. He has since been charged with nine counts of murder and one weapons related charge and is being held in a Charleston jail. He has not yet had to enter a plea.



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