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At about 9:50 a.m. Oct. 27 a man armed with handguns and an assault-style rifle walked into the Tree of Life Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh and opened fire, according to a criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.
October 29, 2018 at 12:54 PM
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At about 9:50 a.m. Oct. 27 a man armed with handguns and an assault-style rifle walked into the Tree of Life Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh and opened fire, according to a criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The criminal complaint, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Monday morning, said Robert Bowers made his way to the third floor of the synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood, wounding several people before eventually exchanging gunfire with law enforcement officers. Along with injuring four law enforcement officers and others, 11 worshipers were ultimately killed in the shooting, court papers said.
The violent incident quickly sent shock waves throughout the country, as news began to pour out about the shooting and the alleged shooter's anti-Semitic beliefs.
The DOJ charged Bowers, 46, later on Oct. 27 with numerous hate crime counts, including 11 counts of obstruction of exercise of religious belief resulting in death. According to CBS News, prosecutors have since begun the process of getting approval to seek the death penalty against Bowers.
Read the criminal complaint below.
The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office has also charged Bowers with 11 counts of homicide, six counts of attempted homicide, six counts of aggravate assault and 13 counts of ethnic intimidation.
Read the affidavit for the state charges below.
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