The suspect, Robert Bowers, a 46-year-old resident of Baldwin, Pennsylvania, described as a "bearded heavy-set white male", entered the building and shouted, "All Jews must die!" before opening fire. The shooting took place during scheduled Shabbat morning services and a bris. A member of the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh told reporters that between 60 and 100 people were inside the building at the time of the incident.
Police received calls describing the attack from people barricaded in the building during the shooting, beginning at 9:54 a.m. EDT (13:54 GMT). At 9:59 a.m., police arrived at the synagogue. At 10:30 a.m. tactical teams entered the building, and at 11:08 a.m. the suspect crawled out of the room in which he was hiding on the synagogue's third floor, surrendered, and told police: "All these Jews need to die."
Victims
Eleven people were killed; three on the ground level, four in the synagogue's basement, and at least one in the building. Six others were injured, including four police officers who were shot. The majority of the victims were transported to UPMC Presbyterian Hospitaland UPMC Mercy, while the suspect was transported to Allegheny General Hospital.
The 11 victims who were killed were:
Joyce Feinberg, 75
Rich Gottfried, 65
Rose Mallinger, 97
Jerry Rabinowitz, 66
Cecil Rosenthal, 59
David Rosenthal, 54
Bernice Simon, 84
Sylvan Simon, 86
Daniel Stein, 71
Melvin Wax, 88
Irving Younger, 69
Really a horrific event in modern America, who would have imagined.