On Monday, the U.S. Justice Department filed its intent to seek the death penalty against a Pennsylvania man accused of killing 11 people at the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue. CNN reports that Robert Bowers, 46, was indicted with over 60 federal offenses, which, in part, includes hate crime charges after he allegedly opened fire …
A Jewish nurse who treated the man accused of killing 11 synagogue-goers, aged 54 to 97, took to social media to reflect on his experience with the suspected mass shooter. Ari Mahler took to Facebook Saturday and said he treated Robert Bowers, 46, in the emergency room for gunshot wounds he sustained while reportedly opening …
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, CLAUDIA LAUER and ALLEN G. BREED, Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The man accused in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre appeared briefly in federal court in a wheelchair and handcuffs Monday to face charges he killed 11 people in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. Robert Gregory …
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue (all times local): 10 a.m. The 11 people killed in the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh included a married couple, Bernice and Sylvan Simon, and two brothers, Cecil and David Rosenthal. The Allegheny County medical examiners’ office released the victims’ names Sunday. David …
By GENE PUSHKAR, Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — A shooter opened fire during a baby naming ceremony at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, killing several people and wounding six others including four police officers who dashed to the scene, authorities said. Police said a suspect was in custody after the attack at the Tree of Life …
