Gunman who killed 11 Jews in Pittsburgh synagogue attack gets death penalty
The man who shot and killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018 was sentenced to death.
In June, Robert Bowers was convicted for the attack on the Tree of Life – Or L’Simcha Congregation in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27, 2018.
The deadly shooting left 11 worshippers dead and six more wounded. It was the deadliest anti-Semitic terrorist attack on the Jewish community in American history.
After deliberating, a federal jury determined that Bowers will face the death penalty.
The jury deliberated for over 10 hours over two days before coming to its unanimous decision.
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