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Rev. Daniel Lee Simmons

Case from Charleston, SC dated Jun 17, 2015

Victim Details

Rev. Daniel Lee Simmons, Sr

Male

Black / African American

Charleston

SC

2015-06-17

74

Rev.

Daniel Lee Simmons

06/27/2026

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Reverend Daniel Lee Simmons, a 74-year-old African American male, was a man of deep faith and a pillar of his community, which made his violent death all the more tragic. On the evening of June 17, 2015, he was present for a bible study at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, a place of sanctuary and fellowship. The routine gathering turned into a scene of unimaginable horror when a young white man, who had initially sat with the parishioners, op ...
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    Did anyone else here know about Rev. Simmons’ deep commitment to veterans in his community? I came... ...Read More
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