Anti-Semitic Gunman Kills 11 in Pittsburgh Synagogue, Justice to Be Swift and Severe

Armed law enforcement officers walk through the street in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh where a shooter opened fire during services at the Tree of Life Synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018. AP/Keith Srakocic

PITTSBURGH—A gunman yelling, “All Jews must die,” stormed a Pittsburgh synagogue during Sabbath services on Oct. 27, killing 11 worshippers and wounding six other people including four police officers, before he was arrested.

U.S. attorney for western Pennsylvania Scott Brady announced at a news conference late Oct. 27 that 29 charges have been filed against the suspected shooter, 46-year-old Robert Bowers from Pittsburgh.