Man Who Killed 11 At Pittsburgh Synagogue Is Found Eligible For Death Penalty
July 13, 2023 9:28AM PDT
File – A makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh, Oct. 29, 2018. Robert Bowers, a truck driver who shot and killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the nation’s deadliest attack on Jewish people, was found guilty, Friday, June 16, 2023. Bowers was tried on 63 criminal counts, including hate crimes resulting in death and obstruction of the free exercise of religion resulting in death. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty.
A federal jury announced its decision Thursday, setting the stage for further evidence and testimony on whether Robert Bowers should be sentenced to death or life in prison.
Bowers stormed the Tree of Life synagogue with an AR-15 rifle and other weapons in the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack.
The defense is trying to persuade jurors to spare his life.
Testimony is now expected to shift to the impact of Bowers’ crimes on survivors and the victims’ loved ones.
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