Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue mass shooter eligible for death penalty, jury finds
Convicted Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury decided Thursday. Convicted Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter Robert Bowers is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury decided Thursday. The trial will now move forward into a final phase in which the jury will hear evidence before deciding if Bowers should be sentenced to death or to life in prison. People hug after a vigil, to remember the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue the day before, at the Allegheny County Soldiers Memorial, Oct. 28, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images A Star of David hangs from a fence outside the dormant landmark Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, Apr. 19, 2023. Gene J. Puskar/AP, FILE MORE: Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue mass shooter found guilty in federal death penalty trial Bowers stormed the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018, gunning down 11 congregants in ...