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The Bodies Of The Victims In Saturday’s Shooting Released To Families For Burial

Chris Potter
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WESA

The bodies of the 11 victims of Saturday's Tree of Life synagogue shooting have been released to their families, according to the Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner. 

Funerals and burials are expected to begin Tuesday.

The autopsies reveal all 11 victims died as a result of rifle wounds.

Funeral services for brothers Cecil Rosenthal, 59, and David Rosenthal, 54, of Squirrel Hill, will take place Tuesday at Rodef Shalom Congregation in Oakland.

Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., and the funeral will begin at noon.

Below are the other victims of Saturday's shooting:

Rose Mallinger, 97, of Squirrel Hill.

Daniel Stein, 71, of Squirrel Hill.

Melvin Wax, 87, of Squirrel Hill.

Jerry Rabinowitz, 66, of Edgewood Borough.

Bernice Simon, 84, of Wilkinsburg.

Sylvan Simon, 86, of Wilkinsburg and the husband of Bernice.

Joyce Fienberg, 75, of Oakland. 

Richard Gottfried, 65, of Ross Township.

Irving Younger, 69, of Mt. Washington.

This post will be updated as more information is available about funerals.