A shooting has been reported at a historic black church in Charleston in the US state of South Carolina, with multiple casualties feared.

Foriegn sources said that the incident happened on Thursday(June 18th) evening at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Charleston police later tweeted that they were searching for a white male suspect in his 20s after the shooting at 110 Calhoun Street.
Local media reported that a coroner had arrived at the scene.

A man was later seen being led away by police officers, but it was unclear whether he was the suspected gunman.

Police still searching for suspect in Calhoun St shooting.

— Charleston P.D. (@CharlestonPD) June 18, 2015

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