Robert Bowers, 46, has been identified as the suspect in Saturday’s “horrific” mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, according to a law enforcement official.
Police have Bowers in custody after the rampage that has resulted in at least 10 fatalities and six injuries, according to the Associated Press. Four of the six injured were police officers, three of whom were shot, according to the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department.
Bowers allegedly burst into the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh and screamed, “All Jews must die!”, among other anti-Semitic epithets, as he opened fire on the congregants, according to the law enforcement official.
The official, who is not authorized to comment publicly, said the suspect was armed with at least one rifle.
The official said the suspect left an alleged trail of anti-Semitic rants on social media accounts, prompting authorities to designate the FBI as the lead agency to investigate the attack as an alleged hate crime.
“It’s a very horrific crime scene,” Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said at a news conference. “It’s one of the worst I’ve seen.”
Teams of armed police swarmed the neighborhood near downtown Pittsburgh just before 10 a.m. Saturday. Residents were urged to shelter in place as armed law enforcement agents canvassed the neighborhood.
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Hope the shooter rots in hell for all eternity, what an absolute garbage of a person. I hope he knows the worst pain any human has ever experienced
Earlier this week we had the nut case Magabomber and now this hateful attack. Somebody has to get it across to Trump that he has to stop inciting violence against liberals to his followers at his rallies. How can Americans come together when dangerous hateful lunatics are roaming the streets terrorizing liberals?
Do you know that this was the Saturday of the international Shabbos Project wherein Jewish communities were making special efforts to bring in the faithful who had not been much involved in synagogue attendance?
It is your own fault that you do not change your weapons laws. Eleven dead … Very good..The Terminator is proud of you
And Donald Trump says that you should take weapons into the church …. You are such a stupid country
I do not care what you write. In Germany almost unthinkable
Every three months we see such shootings in our news. How stupid are you
another old fat white guy…surprise!
Trump is responsible for this hate
Good thing this never happens in the USA
I blame white people. When will they ever learn?