A federal grand jury has indicted the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect on 44 counts, including hate crimes and 11 counts of using a firearm to commit murder.
Prosecutors allege that Robert Bowers entered the Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Oct. 28 with multiple firearms and opened fire on three congregations, as well injuring several public safety officers, according to the Justice Department.
The DOJ confirmed that Bowers made statements like “kill Jews” while allegedly carrying out the shooting.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at the announcement of the indictment Wednesday, blasting the religiously-driven nature of the attack.
“Hatred and violence on the basis of religion can have no place in our society,” he said.
“Every American has the right to attend their house of worship in safety. The defendant in this case allegedly murdered 11 innocent people during religious services and injured four law enforcement officers. These alleged crimes are incomprehensibly evil and utterly repugnant to the values of this nation.”
Read more at The Hill.
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So is he going to live in prison for the rest of his miserable life at taxpayer’s expense or will he get the death penalty?