"He hung out with the weird people"

"This is kind of the poor side of town — we're not wealthy over here," said a friend who attended the same high school as Roof.

At White Knoll, a high school with nearly 2,000 students in Lexington, S.C., Roof had to repeat ninth grade and left the school in 2010 in the middle of his second stint as a freshman, the school said. "He hung out with the weird people," said the former schoolmate, who did not want to be associated publicly with him. Roof adopted a "goth" style, wearing black clothing and make-up, the former student said.

[sound familiar?]

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