BREAKING: A jury in Pittsburgh has recommended a death sentence for the gunman who killed 11 people and injured seven more in a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018.
synagogue on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, during Shabbat morning services, in the deadliest antisemitic attack in the country's history. Some of the victims were worshippers from two other congregations, Dor Hadash and New Light, which shared space in the building along with Tree of Life, the largest of the three. Armed with an AR-15 rifle and three handguns, police said he shouted"All Jews must die!" during the shooting, which is the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
Mourners visit the memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 31, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after 11 people were killed in a mass shooting on Oct. 27.
Prosecutors rejected the defense's claims related to mental illness, arguing that the gunman methodically planned the shooting before entering the Tree of Life that morning. One federal prosecutor told the jury that the attacker turned a house of worship into a"hunting ground." "It doesn't make you schizophrenic to be happy about what you did. This defendant just happens to be white supremacist like many other white supremacists. They're also not delusional, they're just white supremacists," a lawyer for the prosecution said during closing arguments,The jury found Bowers eligible to face the death penalty in July.
Judge Robert Colville, who presided over the case, denied a motion from the defense for a mistrial prior to the sentencing hearing on Tuesday morning.
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