Sharonda Coleman-Singleton
A mother of three, reverend, and high school track coach, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton was killed while attending a prayer group at Emanuel AME Church.
Coleman-Singleton coached the girls track team at Goose Creek High School. The school remembered her Thursday with a post on its Facebook page.
Reverend Clementa Pinckney
The call to preach came early for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was one of the nine victims fatally shot Wednesday night when a gunman opened fire inside the Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina. He was also a state senator in South Carolina. Read more about Pinckney here.
Cynthia Hurd, a librarian, was killed in the shooting, the Charleston County Public Library (CCPL), confirmed Thursday.
Hurd worked at the public library for 31 years and was serving as the manager at St. Andrews Regional library since 2011.
“Cynthia was a tireless servant of the community who spent her life helping residents, making sure they had every opportunity for an education and personal growth,” the CCPL said in a statement.
The CCPL closed all 16 of its locations to honor Hurd and all the victims of the shooting.
“Her loss is incomprehensible,” the CCPL said.
Friends and co-workers described her as a “wonderful” and “lovely” person in comments on CCPL’s Facebook page.
Lee Ann Carter, who once volunteered at the library, wrote that Hurd, “quickly became a friend and I am devastated to hear of her death.”
Tywanza Sanders was a recent graduate of Allen University in Columbia and had most recently been working at a barber shop.
“He was a quiet, well known student who was committed to his education,” Dr. Flavia Eldemire, vice president of Institutional Advancement at Allen University, said in a statement.
“He presented a warm and helpful spirit as he interacted with his colleagues.”
Sanders graduated from the university’s Division of Business Administration in 2014.
Tessa Spencer, a reporter and anchor for local ABCNews4 told BuzzFeed News that Sanders had worked at a barber shop with her brother and that she last saw him two days ago.
“I saw him two days ago and said ‘see you later’ and he said ‘bye Miss Tessa,’” Spencer said.
According to Spencer, Sanders died while trying to save a family member. “They said he jumped in front of his aunt or grandmother,” Spencer said. That family member was also killed in the shooting, she said.
She described him as being very outgoing but quiet at the same time and said that he had an interest in broadcasting.
Myra Thompson was the wife of reverend Anthony Thomspon, who is the Vicar at Holy Trinity REC. The church confirmed the death in a tweet Thursday.
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