A constant stream of people have visited the site where nine people were killed Wednesday night by a gunman while attending Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Vigils, Prayer Services and Gatherings in Charleston
![Police tape and flowers outside Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, June 20, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/05FFC455-B5A4-4A4C-9764-44485827FC68_cx0_cy15_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Police tape and flowers outside Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, June 20, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
![A banner at a building near the Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina, June 20, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/7BF9BFA9-8A48-4455-9FB7-5726D1947E9F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A banner at a building near the Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina, June 20, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
![Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina, June 20, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/7BD999F6-6EE9-426D-9FFB-20D920D59767_cx0_cy9_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina, June 20, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
![Mourners hold hands during prayers outside Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, June 20, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/1EC140DA-3046-4409-B9D6-F5798B9332AE_cx0_cy9_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Mourners hold hands during prayers outside Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, June 20, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)