SPECIAL REPORT: 'Multiple casualties' reported in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
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Terrorist or white man ?
RIP to the dead, and may Allah help the injured and give them health .. seems like a hate crime ?
RIP to the dead, and may Allah help the injured and give them health .. seems like a hate crime ?
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Horrible and disgusting.
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Pray -
- let there be no Pakistani involved
- let there be no person who ever visited Pakistan involved
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read its a guy name bob something .. posted some Anti semetic rants on social media ..
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But is he a Muslim convert ?
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The shooter was not a Pakistani man.
Shooter identified in deadly shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue
By Dakin Andone, Jason Hanna and Joe Sterling, CNN
Updated 2:07 PM ET, Sat October 27, 2018
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The suspect has been identified as Robert Bowers, law enforcement officials told CNN.
The gunman made anti-Semitic statements during the shooting, a law enforcement official said earlier.
"It's a very horrific crime scene," Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell D. Hissrich said at a brief press conference. "It's one of the worst I've seen."
Live updates: Mass shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue
Latest developments
• Six people were injured, Hissrich said. Four were police officers. The officers' injuries aren't considered life-threatening, but the other two are critical, he said. Both of those victims have been taken to trauma centers. A law enforcement official earlier told CNN at least 12 people have been shot.
• The shooter was also taken to a hospital, Hissrich told reporters. Curt Conrad, chief of staff for City Councilman Corey O'Connor, previously told CNN the shooter surrendered and was taken to Mercy Hospital.
• The FBI will be the lead investigating agency, said Hissrich, who said the shooting would be prosecuted as a hate crime, "being that it is a Jewish synagogue."
• "There appears to be no active threat to the community," Hissrich said.
Police respond to the shooting Saturday at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh police Cmdr. Jason Lando previously said officers were dispatched to the scene Saturday morning after receiving reports of active gunfire at the synagogue.
"It is imperative that the neighbors in the community surrounding the Tree of Life synagogue stay in their houses and shelter in place," Lando said. "Do not come out of your home right now. It is not safe."
Fred Rabner, a member of the synagogue, said it was a "close-knit community," and that everyone was calling around to make sure their loved ones are OK.
"Everyone is just shaken up and upset," Rabner said. "It's awful, it's just awful."
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Shooting 'more devastating than originally thought,' Trump says
President Donald Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland that the shooting was a "terrible, terrible thing."
"If there was an armed guard inside the temple, they would have been able to stop him," Trump said before boarding a flight to a Saturday rally.
Trump previously said in a tweet that the shooting was "far more devastating than originally thought."
"Spoke with Mayor and Governor to inform them that the Federal Government has been, and will be, with them all the way," he added.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said on Twitter that it was a "serious situation," and the Pennsylvania State Police were helping local first responders.
"This is an absolute tragedy," Wolf said in another tweet. "These senseless acts of violence are not who we are as Americans. My thoughts right now are focused on the victims, their families and making sure law enforcement has every resource they need."
Governor Tom Wolf
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I am on the scene at the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh.
I have spoken with local leaders and my administration and the @PAStatePolice will provide any resources to assist local law enforcement and first responders.
Governor Tom Wolf
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This is an absolute tragedy. These senseless acts of violence are not who we are as Americans. My thoughts right now are focused on the victims, their families and making sure law enforcement has every resource they need.
12:02 PM - Oct 27, 2018
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Wolf is on the scene of the shooting, according to a tweet from his verified account.
Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are responding to the shooting, according to the ATF's Philadelphia field office.
Security had been a 'major concern' for the congregation
The Tree of Life synagogue is a Conservative Jewish congregation, according to its website. It's in Squirrel Hill, a historic Jewish neighborhood. The synagogue has a Shabbat service at 9:45 a.m. Saturdays, the website said.
Just 3 months ago, synagogue's rabbi lamented gun violence
Michael Eisenberg, the immediate past president of the Tree of Life congregation, said three congregations -- Tree of Life, New Light and Dor Hadash -- would have been holding simultaneous services in the building on a typical Saturday.
There would usually would be about 40 people attending the Tree of Life service in the "main part of the building," Eisenberg said. In the basement below, New Light's service would also have about 30 to 40 people. And the Dor Hadash congregation in the rabbi's study room would have about 15 people, he said.
"On a day like today, the door is open," Eisenberg told a reporter for CNN affiliate KDKA. "It's a religious service. You could walk in and out. Only on the high holidays is there a police presence at the entrance."
A SWAT police officer and other first responders respond after a gunman opened fire at the synagogue.
When he was the congregation's president, security was a "major concern," Eisenberg said.
The congregation had worked with the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate its exit routes, he said, and consulted a securities expert at the Jewish Federation about what to do in an active shooter situation.
"We were working with the other synagogues on what to do if something horrific like this happened," he said.
Tree of Life's former rabbi, Chuck Diamond, told KDKA, "Jews come late to services, so for a lot of people that's probably a good thing today."
"This is what you dread hearing," he said, adding he was concerned for those who might have arrived at the service on time, most of whom would have been older.
CNN's Keith Allen and Shimon Prokupecz contributed to this report.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/27/us/pittsburgh-synagogue-active-shooter/index.html
The suspect or shooter was Robert Bowers.
Guess it will be another white man with a mental disorder. lol.
Yes the man was a terrorist.
Cite your source for that?
Where does it say Robert Bowers is a Convert?
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* Sigh of relief*
America carry on .....
America carry on .....
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It was a question not a statement of fact.The shooter was not a Pakistani man.
Shooter identified in deadly shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue
By Dakin Andone, Jason Hanna and Joe Sterling, CNN
Updated 2:07 PM ET, Sat October 27, 2018
shooting Saturday morning at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, according to city officials.
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The suspect has been identified as Robert Bowers, law enforcement officials told CNN.
The gunman made anti-Semitic statements during the shooting, a law enforcement official said earlier.
"It's a very horrific crime scene," Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell D. Hissrich said at a brief press conference. "It's one of the worst I've seen."
Live updates: Mass shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue
Latest developments
• Six people were injured, Hissrich said. Four were police officers. The officers' injuries aren't considered life-threatening, but the other two are critical, he said. Both of those victims have been taken to trauma centers. A law enforcement official earlier told CNN at least 12 people have been shot.
• The shooter was also taken to a hospital, Hissrich told reporters. Curt Conrad, chief of staff for City Councilman Corey O'Connor, previously told CNN the shooter surrendered and was taken to Mercy Hospital.
• The FBI will be the lead investigating agency, said Hissrich, who said the shooting would be prosecuted as a hate crime, "being that it is a Jewish synagogue."
• "There appears to be no active threat to the community," Hissrich said.
Police respond to the shooting Saturday at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh police Cmdr. Jason Lando previously said officers were dispatched to the scene Saturday morning after receiving reports of active gunfire at the synagogue.
"It is imperative that the neighbors in the community surrounding the Tree of Life synagogue stay in their houses and shelter in place," Lando said. "Do not come out of your home right now. It is not safe."
Fred Rabner, a member of the synagogue, said it was a "close-knit community," and that everyone was calling around to make sure their loved ones are OK.
"Everyone is just shaken up and upset," Rabner said. "It's awful, it's just awful."
Tree of Life synagogue
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Shooting 'more devastating than originally thought,' Trump says
President Donald Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland that the shooting was a "terrible, terrible thing."
"If there was an armed guard inside the temple, they would have been able to stop him," Trump said before boarding a flight to a Saturday rally.
Trump previously said in a tweet that the shooting was "far more devastating than originally thought."
"Spoke with Mayor and Governor to inform them that the Federal Government has been, and will be, with them all the way," he added.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said on Twitter that it was a "serious situation," and the Pennsylvania State Police were helping local first responders.
"This is an absolute tragedy," Wolf said in another tweet. "These senseless acts of violence are not who we are as Americans. My thoughts right now are focused on the victims, their families and making sure law enforcement has every resource they need."
Governor Tom Wolf
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I am on the scene at the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh.
I have spoken with local leaders and my administration and the @PAStatePolice will provide any resources to assist local law enforcement and first responders.
Governor Tom Wolf
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This is an absolute tragedy. These senseless acts of violence are not who we are as Americans. My thoughts right now are focused on the victims, their families and making sure law enforcement has every resource they need.
12:02 PM - Oct 27, 2018
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Wolf is on the scene of the shooting, according to a tweet from his verified account.
Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are responding to the shooting, according to the ATF's Philadelphia field office.
Security had been a 'major concern' for the congregation
The Tree of Life synagogue is a Conservative Jewish congregation, according to its website. It's in Squirrel Hill, a historic Jewish neighborhood. The synagogue has a Shabbat service at 9:45 a.m. Saturdays, the website said.
Just 3 months ago, synagogue's rabbi lamented gun violence
Michael Eisenberg, the immediate past president of the Tree of Life congregation, said three congregations -- Tree of Life, New Light and Dor Hadash -- would have been holding simultaneous services in the building on a typical Saturday.
There would usually would be about 40 people attending the Tree of Life service in the "main part of the building," Eisenberg said. In the basement below, New Light's service would also have about 30 to 40 people. And the Dor Hadash congregation in the rabbi's study room would have about 15 people, he said.
"On a day like today, the door is open," Eisenberg told a reporter for CNN affiliate KDKA. "It's a religious service. You could walk in and out. Only on the high holidays is there a police presence at the entrance."
A SWAT police officer and other first responders respond after a gunman opened fire at the synagogue.
When he was the congregation's president, security was a "major concern," Eisenberg said.
The congregation had worked with the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate its exit routes, he said, and consulted a securities expert at the Jewish Federation about what to do in an active shooter situation.
"We were working with the other synagogues on what to do if something horrific like this happened," he said.
Tree of Life's former rabbi, Chuck Diamond, told KDKA, "Jews come late to services, so for a lot of people that's probably a good thing today."
"This is what you dread hearing," he said, adding he was concerned for those who might have arrived at the service on time, most of whom would have been older.
CNN's Keith Allen and Shimon Prokupecz contributed to this report.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/27/us/pittsburgh-synagogue-active-shooter/index.html
The suspect or shooter was Robert Bowers.
Guess it will be another white man with a mental disorder. lol.
Yes the man was a terrorist.
Cite your source for that?
Where does it say Robert Bowers is a Convert?
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Guy shot 3 Police police officers, 7 innocent Jews in a Temple, yet he was taken alive, yet a black kid playing with a toy gun was shot in marely 10 seconds , I just heard Donald Trump saying that things like this should not happen in Churches or Temple, and we should have Armed guards in Churches and Temples, I wonder if he deliberately missed Mosques .
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Thank goodness no Pakistani was involved in this incident. It would have been really bad for us if they were. TBH, for the past 3-4 years, most terrorist incidents in the West havn't really involved Pakistanis. Let's hope it stays that way.
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I too hope that Muslims and Pakistanis stay out of such things.
Murder is a major sin in Islam.
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