'' United States v. Roof '' ( officially the '' United States of America v. Dylann Storm Roof '' ) was a 2017 federal trial involving Dylann Roof and his role in the Charleston church shooting . Five days after the shooting , Roof was indicted on 33 federal charges , including 12 counts of committing a hate crime against black victims . On May 24 , 2016 , the Justice Department announced Roof would face the death penalty . As he was already facing the death penalty in his state trial , Roof became the first person in U.S. history to face both a federal and state death penalty at the same time
Charleston church shooting
Charleston church shooting
Trial of Dylann Roof