What All Happened In Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting?

By Tom Knighton

Over the weekend, as if there hadn’t been enough crap going down for last week, a reportedly walked into a Pittsburgh Synagogue and started shooting. The Tree of Life Synagogue played host to unimaginable carnage as at least 11 people were killed and four police officers responding to the incident were wounded.

In a rampage described as among the deadliest against the Jewish community in the United States, the assailant stormed into the Tree of Life Congregation, where worshipers had gathered in separate rooms to celebrate their faith, and shot indiscriminately into the crowd, shattering what had otherwise been a peaceful morning.

The assailant, identified by law enforcement officials as [Redacted], fired for several minutes and was leaving the synagogue when officers, dressed in tactical gear and armed with rifles, met him at the door. According to the police, Mr. Bowers exchanged gunfire with officers before retreating back inside and barricading himself inside a third-floor room. He eventually surrendered.

[The alleged killer], 46, was injured by gunfire, although the authorities said it was unclear whether those wounds were self-inflicted or whether the police had shot him. He was in stable condition Saturday at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

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Source:: Bearing Arms