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At Least 11 Dead and Officers Shot in Saturday Morning Attack on Pittsburgh Synagogue

posted onOctober 29, 2018
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Article snippet: Follow updates from Breitbart News on the latest developments. All times eastern. Livewire highlights: ► Robert Bowers is identified as the suspected gunman who killed at least 11 people after opening fire on the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh. 6 were injured, 4 police officers were hurt. ► Bowers shouted ‘All Jews must die’ as he shot congregants. ► The shooting took place during a baby naming ceremony. ► President Trump denounced the shooting and said the facilities may have been lower if armed guards were protecting the building.  ► Federal authorities have filed 29 charges against Bowers. 10:29 PM — 9:49 PM —  The man suspected of killing 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh has been charged with obstructing the exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death, according to the Associated Press. Federal prosecutors say Robert Bowers was charged Saturday night in a 29-count criminal complaint. It wasn’t immediately known if he has an attorney. The charges also include 11 counts of using a firearm to commit murder, weapons offenses and charges alleging Bowers seriously injured police officers while obstructing the exercise of religious beliefs. Authorities said six people, including four police officers, were also wounded during Saturday’s shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. The charging documents were not immediately available in a federal court records database. Prosecutors ... Link to the full article to read more

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