Nine lives were lost, an entire community was traumatized and raw wounds over race were torn open after Dylann Roof allegedly went on his hateful, bloody rampage in a Charleston, S.C. church two weeks ago. 
 
 But his sister has a cause all her own. She’d like you to help pay for her wedding. 
 
 "As many of you know Michael and I had to abruptly cancel our wedding day, due to the tragedy that occurred in Charleston," Amber Roof wrote on a GoFundMe page, as she sought to rustle up $5,000 to “cover lost wedding costs” and “send us on our dream honeymoon." 
 
 The 27-year-old was scheduled to marry Michael Tyo, a U.S. Army recruiter, on June 21, four days after her brother’s racially motivated massacre at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church. 
 
 Amber Roof, sister of alleged Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof, started a GoFundMe page to pay for lost wedding costs and a honeymoon. (gofundme.com) 
 
 Her strange money drive raised about $1,700 before it was abruptly shut down about 1:30 Thursday afternoon, following news of it on a Charlotte, N.C., TV report and an outcry on the site. 
 
 "I'm sorry but it is insane to me that you have the nerve to ask people to donate for a honeymoon," wrote Melissa Williams-Stewart. "Look I'm sorry your brother screwed up your wedding plans, however I'm way more concerned about the people who lost (their) loved ones.” 
 
 It was Amber Roof who reportedly first identified her brother as the gunman to police after seeing his picture on TV, and her four-day-old post pledged to give 10% of the funds to the church. 
 
 Amber Roof reportedly helped police identify Dylann Roof, pictured, as the suspect in the Charleston, S.C., church shooting. 
 
 But the post mostly bemoaned the damaged inflicted on her wedding plans. 
 
 "June 21st was suppose to be the happiest day of our lives,” she wrote. “It is the day every girl dreams of, it was the day we dreamed of. We had each other, we have the perfect venue, and we had our vows ready to be read ... It was going to be the PERFECT day!" 
 
 "Our day was the exact opposite. Our wedding day was full of sorrow, pain, and shame, tainted by the actions of one man." 
 
 Shocking photos of Dylann Storm Roof 
 
 Roof also blamed the press for the cancellation, saying, "The media abused our privacy and published all of our wedding information and destroyed our dream day. Destroying the first day of Michael and my life together." 
 
 "We cancelled our wedding to protect our family and mourn the lives of those lost," she wrote. 
 
 Sore feelings were left behind in those whose sympathy rests only with the victims. 
 
 Amber was set to marry Michael Tyo four days after the shooting at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, in which nine black churchgoers were killed. (Facebook) 
 
 “They are trying to afford to bury the people they loved due to the stupidity of your brother,” wrote Williams-Stewart. “If I'm going to donate it will be to the families that lost (their) loved ones." 
 
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 / Updated By Emmanuelle Saliba, Euronews 
 
 The sister of the accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof launched an online campaign to raise money to cover the costs of her abandoned wedding and a honeymoon — but removed it Thursday as its existence drew increased media attention and harsh feedback on the GoFundMe page. 
 
 Amber Roof and her fiancé were set to marry on June 21, four days after her brother gunned down nine parishioners attending a Bible study at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. 
 
 “The Charleston Massacre took place and our lives were forever changed," Roof wrote on the GoFundMe page set up this week. "The media abused our privacy and published all of our wedding information and destroyed our dream day. Destroying the first day of Michael and my life together." 
 
 Roof set a goal of $5,000 to cover “lost wedding costs, to pay bills, and to send us on our dream honeymoon.” She also pledged to donate 10 percent of the proceeds to Emanuel AME church. 
 
 “We would like the chance to start our lives on a positive note,” Roof wrote on her page. “Therefore, we have decided to start a Go Fund Me account. We know money cannot replace the wedding we lost and our perfect day, however it will help us to create new memories and a new start with our new family." 
 
 As of midday Thursday, the “Fresh Start For Michael and Amber” campaign has raised around $1,600 and attracted both support and criticism. 
 
 “I can't imagine what you are going through. I too have a selfish brother that has ruined a few of my special days. A situation like this could have easily been me since my brother has threatened to kill my father on several occasions. Prayers for you and your husband. I hope you can overcome the actions of your brother and know they don't reflect on you,” wrote Megan P., along with a $10 donation. 
 
 “THE NERVE OF YOU!!!” read another comment. “If its just about getting married then go to the court house. But how dare u set up a gofundme under these circumstances.” 
 
 GoFundMe Media Director Kelsea Little told NBC News that the online fund-raising site had been launched by Dylann Roof's sister. After it was taken down, Little said that Amber would "still have access to all the funds raised."
– GoFundWhat? Dylann Roof's sister had to call off her wedding when her brother allegedly massacred nine people at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church—and she sought donations to cover the cost. A now-deleted GoFundMe page called "A Fresh Start for Michael and Amber" had a target of $5,000 to "cover lost wedding costs, to pay bills, and to send us on our dream honeymoon," the Post and Courier reports. Amber Roof, 27, had been scheduled to marry Army recruiter Michael Nye on June 21, four days after the Charleston shooting. On the page, she says it was meant to be her dream day, but it "was full of sorrow, pain, and shame, tainted by the actions of one man." "We cancelled our wedding to protect our family and mourn the lives of those lost," wrote Roof, who, according to some reports, was the family member who called police when she recognized her brother's photo. "Money cannot replace the wedding we lost and our perfect day, however it will help us to create new memories and a new start with our new family," she says, pledging to give 10% of the donated funds to Emanuel AME Church. The page had raised around $1,700 by yesterday afternoon, when it was shut down after it was publicized on a Charleston TV station and numerous commenters called the fundraising an incredibly crass move, the New York Daily News reports. A GoFundMe spokeswoman tells NBC Roof will still be able to access the funds that were raised.