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Selection underway for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter trial amid community's solemn remembrance

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Overview

  • Jury selection for the trial of Robert Bowers, who killed 11 at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, continues as the community reflects on the trauma.
  • Many in Pittsburgh wear blue ribbons to show solidarity with the victims of the attack, which Bowers targeted "to kill Jews."
  • Bowers faces 63 federal counts, including hate crimes resulting in death, and could face the death penalty if convicted.
  • Of 81 prospective jurors, 27 remain eligible to serve on the jury for a trial expected to dredge up painful memories.
  • The attack at the Tree of Life synagogue was the deadliest on the Jewish community in U.S. history.