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Out the charleston church massacre. on wednesday, jurors got a first-hand account of what unfolded during that night of terror from one of the only survivors. her name was polly shepherd. she recalls diving under a table when bullets started flying. she says roof pointed the gun at her and then asked her a chilling question. did i shoot you yet? shepherd's tearful 911 call was played out in court. warning, some of you might find it disturbing. >> 911. what's the address of the emergency? >> please, emmanuel church. there's many people shot. please send somebody right away. >> emmanuel church? ...

Closing arguments are getting under way this morning in the trial of dylann roof, the man accused of the mother emmanuel ime in south carolina. jurors heard heartpounding testimony from a woman who narrowly dodged death that terrible evening. nick valencia has the latest from charleston, south carolina. >> i had to do it because somebody had to do something because, you know, black people are killing black people every day. >> reporter: before his trial began dylann roof confessed saying he was willing to plead guilty to all charges on the condition that prosecutors removed the death penalty. ...

Testimony concluded. the final witness, polly shepherd, who roof chose not to shoot her so she could tell people what happened. jurors also heard the 911 call from that day. >> please answer. oh, god. >> 911. what's the address of the emergency? >> it's emanuel church. there's plenty of people shot down here. please send somebody right away. >> emanuel church? >> emanuel ame. 110 calhoun. >> there's people shot? >> yeah, he shot the pastor. he shot all the men in the church. please come right away. >> okay. my partner is going to be getting some help on the way while i get a little more inform...

Closing arguments under way in the trial of dylann roof, accused of gunning down nine people during a bible study at a church in south carolina. before the prosecution rested, they called one final witness against roof. polly shepherd. she told the jury that roof spared her life during that massacre because he wanted her to tell the story of what happened that night. prosecutors played her 911 call from inside the church. a warning here, this may be difficult to listen to. >> he's coming, he's coming, he's coming. please. >> okay. ma'am, are you able to -- if he's coming i need you to be as qu...

In that case, you know, 11-1 for death is a life sentence. >> so, you know, there was this testimony from this woman, polly shepherd who survived because dylann roof told her that he wanted her to survive so that she could then tell the story of what happened. we have a little bit more of her chilling 911 call that i want to play. >> 911. what is the address of the address of the emergency? >> please emanuel church. >> emanuel church. >> he shot all the men in the church. please come right away. >> so, jeffrey, when the defense attorney called that woman to