Pinckney was a senior pastor at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. in Charleston . On June 17 , 2015 , Pinckney was murdered by Dylann Roof in a racially motivated mass shooting at an evening Bible study at Pinckney 's church . U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy at Pinckney 's funeral nine days later
a racially motivated mass shooting
Charleston church shooting
Clementa C. Pinckney