Jurors who convicted the gunman in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history are hearing arguments on whether he should be put to death.
FILE - A makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh, Oct. 29, 2018. More than a week after convicting a gunman in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, jurors will begin hearing arguments in federal court Monday, June 26, 2023, about whether he should receive the death penalty for killing 11 worshippers inside the Pittsburgh synagogue. in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S.
Bowers clearly intended to kill everyone he could find in Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018, Rivetti said. He called the magnitude of Bowers' crimes staggering, Prosecutors rested their case Monday afternoon in the first stage of the penalty phase — proving that the case is eligible for the death penalty — and the defense is slated to begin calling witnesses Tuesday. The jury must decide if the case is eligible for the death penalty before hearing further evidence and arguments on whether to impose it.
If jurors decide Bowers deserves to die, it would be the first federal death sentence imposed during Biden's presidency.for killing eight people in New York City.— Dor Hadash, New Light and Tree of Life — who had gathered for Sabbath services in the heart of Pittsburgh's Jewish community. He also wounded two worshippers and five police officers.
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