On Friday, President Obama and Vice President Biden will attend the funeral services for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of nine victims killed in last week's shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. Obama will also deliver the eulogy at Pinckney's funeral, a White House official tells the Post and Courier. The funeral will be held Friday morning at TD Arena at the College of Charleston.
Pinckney, 41, was a married father of two. In addition to his role at the Emanuel AME Church, he served in the South Carolina Senate. He was first elected at the age of 23.
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