Shooting in the synagogue in Pittsburgh. 11 people died, the criminal surrendered to the police

On the morning of Saturday, October 27, the criminal opened the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to the local KDKA television channel, at that moment, several communities celebrated Shabbat in the synagogue; In one of the premises, there was a circumcision ceremony. According to eyewitnesses, during the shooting, the criminal shouted: "All Jews must die." The synagogue is located in the area of ​​Pittsburgh Skuirrel-Hill, 40% of whose inhabitants belong to Jewish communities.

11 people died; Six were injured, including four police officers; Two of them are in critical condition. According to KDKA, four people were killed on the ground floor, four in the basement of the building. According to representatives of the Jewish community of Pittsburgh, with whom the journalists spoke, several dozen people were supposed to be in the synagogue building at that time. The head of the Pittsburgh public security department Wendell Hissrich said that the crime scene was “one of the worst” that he had seen in his life.

The shooter surrendered to the police, he was wounded. Arriving to the synagogue, the police entered the shooting with the attacker, using patrol cars like shields. According to journalists, the criminal surrendered after a shootout and negotiations with the authorities. It is reported that this happened on the third floor of the building and that he crawled towards the police. In what condition the attacker is now unknown.

Almost nothing is not known about the offender. According to the media, this is a white man 46 (or 48) years named Robert Bauer; In his social networks, journalists found anti -Semitic notes made shortly before the crime. According to NBC News sources, he had a semi -automatic rifle and several pistols with him. The incident is classified as a crime on the basis of hatred, the FBI will be investigated by its investigation.

US President Donald Trump said “terrible things in terms of hatred” are taking place in the United States , and that violence should “stop”. Shooting in Pittsburgh occurred the day after the detention of a 56-year-old supporter Trump in Florida, who, according to investigators, sent a bomb to the democrats and, as the journalists found out, threatened them in social networks.

Victor Davydov