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.