Prosecutor: Gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre harbored 'malice and hate' for Jews
Members of Pittsburgh's Jewish community enter the Federal courthouse in Pittsburgh for the first day of trial for Robert Bowers, the suspect in the 2018 synagogue massacre on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Pittsburgh. Bowers could face the death penalty if convicted of some of the 63 counts he faces which claimed the lives of worshippers from three congregations who were sharing the building, Dor Hadash, New Light and Tree of Life.
, Dor Hadash, New Light and Tree of Life. Charges include 11 counts each of obstruction of free exercise of religion resulting in death and hate crimes resulting in death.Prosecutors have said Bowers made antisemitic comments at the scene of the attack and online. As an indication that the guilt-or-innocence phase of the trial seems almost a foregone conclusion, Bowers' lawyers spent little time during jury selection asking how potential jurors would come to a verdict.
The trial is taking place in the downtown Pittsburgh courthouse of the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania, presided over by Judge Robert Colville, an appointee of former President Donald Trump. Bowers also injured seven people, including five police officers who responded to the scene, investigators said.
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