Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Mass shootingMass shootingTree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation, 5898 Wilkins Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
| Location | Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation, 5898 Wilkins Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 11 |
| Injured (non-fatal) | 7 |
| Description | US 2018 mass shooting |
The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting was a mass shooting that occurred at the Tree of Life synagogue[1] in the Squirrel Hill neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 27 October 2018, while Shabbat morning services were being held. Eleven people were killed, and seven were injured.
The sole suspect, 46-year-old Robert Gregory Bowers, was arrested and charged with 29 federal crimes and 36 state crimes. Using an online social network, Bowers posted anti-Semitic comments against the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) in which the Tree of Life congregation was a supporting participant.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Referring to Central American migrant caravans and immigrants to the United States, he posted shortly before the attack that "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in."[8]
The shooting was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States.[9][10]
References
- ↑ https://www.tolols.org/fullscreen-page/comp-j65rgtsh/8310e407-9e01-4119-a085-587d95f5e327/0/%3Fi%3D0%26p%3D%26s%3D
- ↑ https://www.hias.org/national-refugee-shabbat
- ↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/10/27/squirrel-hill-synagogue-shooting-suspect-pittsburgh-mass-officers-victims-casualties/stories/201810270072
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/2018/10/27/661409410/whats-known-about-robert-bowers-the-suspect-in-the-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/opinion/synagogue-shooting-pittsburgh.html%7C
- ↑ http://time.com/5437006/gab-social-media-robert-bowers/
- ↑ https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/27/us/pittsburgh-synagogue-active-shooter/index.html
- ↑ https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting/index.html
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/28/victims-expected-be-named-after-killed-deadliest-attack-jews-us-history/
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pennsylvania-shooting-trump-remarks/trump-says-pittsburgh-shooting-has-little-to-do-with-gun-laws-idUSKCN1N10M3
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