WASHINGTON — President Obama will travel to Charleston, S.C., on Friday to deliver the eulogy for the pastor who was gunned down along with eight other worshipers at his church last week, the White House said.
First lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Biden are also scheduled to attend the funeral for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney of the Emanuel AME Church, the historic sanctuary where last week's killings took place. "Further details about the President's travel to South Carolina will be made available in the coming days," the White House said in a statement.
Authorities have charged a white supremacist with nine counts of murder in connection with the Wednesday shootings of nine people at a Bible study session.
In remarks shortly after the shooting, Obama said the nation needs to keep looking for ways to prevent an epidemic of mass shootings, including new measures designed to keep guns away from dangerous people. "This stuff happens way too often," Obama said during a weekend fundraiser in California. "We've got to change that. It's not enough for us to express sympathy. We have to take action."
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