The guilt phase of the federal trial of Robert Bowers began Tuesday, May 30, in Downtown Pittsburgh. Bowers was accused of killing 11 Jewish worshippers — members of the Tree of Life, New Light and Dor Hadash congregations — on Oct. 27, 2018.
What you need to know
- On June 16, a jury found Bowers guilty of more than 60 federal charges, including hate crimes, obstruction of religious belief, and using a firearm during a violent crime.
- The verdict represents the conclusion of the first phase of Bowers' trial in U.S. District Court. A second phase will take place to determine whether he will be sentenced to death.
- WESA reporters Oliver Morrison and Julia Zenkevich are covering the trial and providing regular updates.
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Hundreds of Pittsburgh residents, political leaders, family members and survivors came to Schenley Park Friday to remember the 11 victims killed in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. On the five-year observance of the mass shooting, religious leaders and survivors read poems and spoke about the meaning of what happened in profound, abstract and often religious terms. -
It's been nearly a month since the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooter was sentenced to death. Now, the survivors are starting to move on. -
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting survivors and victims' family members conveyed a range of emotions in their statements on Thursday as Robert Bowers was formally sentenced to death. -
The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers has been formally sentenced to death. A federal judge imposed the sentence Thursday. -
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life Congregation, who survived the attack, thanked the jury for its work and the broader Pittsburgh community for its ongoing support since the shooting in 2018 at the Tree of Life synagogue, where members of three congregations were worshiping. -
Robert Bowers, the man convicted of killing 11 Jewish worshipers and wounding six other people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018, has been sentenced to death. -
The jury must decide whether defendant Robert Bowers should receive the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of release. -
Jurors must decide whether defendant Robert Bowers should receive the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of release. -
Prosecutors and defense lawyers presented their closing arguments to jurors Monday afternoon. Jurors will soon deliberate on whether Bowers should receive the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of release. -
Robert Bowers' grandfather, Lloyd Jenkins, served in the U.S. military in World War II. He helped find Holocaust survivors after the war.
