Oct 31, 2018

Pittsburgh shooter indicted on 44 counts, including hate crimes

Tree of Life Synagogue

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Robert Bowers, who killed 11 people during a mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 44 counts, including hate crimes.

The bottom line: He faces a maximum possible sentence of the death penalty or life in prison.

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