Friends of Dylann Roof said he first talked about attacking a college campus, the media reported.
The Washington Post reported 22-year-old Christon Scriven, a black neighbour of Roof, said that during a recent night of drinking, Roof said he wanted to open fire on a school. At another point, Roof talked about shooting up the College of Charleston, according to the newspaper. Scriven also told NBC News that Roof may have changed his plans after deciding the college campus was a harder target to access. "He just said on Wednesday, everything was going to happen. He said they had seven days," Scriven said to NBC News. "I just ran through my head that he did it. Like, he really went and did what he said he was going to do." Reuters could not verify the report as Scriven could not be immediately reached for comment.
