Police are responding to an active shooting situation at the The Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh.
There are reports of MULTIPLE FATALITIES!
BREAKING: HEAVY POLICE ACTIVITY AT TREE OF LIFE SYNAGOGUE IN SQUIRREL HILL pic.twitter.com/nHIPehF3ar
— Chris Lovingood WRAL (@LovingoodTV) October 27, 2018
A man reportedly walked into the synagogue and opened fire during a Saturday service.
FOX News reported the shooter went to the third floor of the synagogue. Several worshippers were rescued from the lower floors.
RT reported: The shooter was reportedly wearing a green jacket, a blue shirt, and blue jeans. The radio chatter has cited his date of birth as September 4, 1972.
POLICE: Suspect in custody, multiple fatalities and 3 officers shot at Pittsburgh area synagogue.
— Max Winitz (@MaxWinitz) October 27, 2018
Shooter was screaming, “All Jews must die!”
There are reports the shooter is a Nazi named Robert Bowers.
He hates President Trump and believes Trump is controlled by the Jews.
Here is his archived Gab page.
Posts from the suspected Pittsburgh shooter Robert Bowers. He hated Trump and thought Trump was controlled by Jews. This monster is an unhinged anti-Semitic terrorist. pic.twitter.com/sjb2k6ucwb
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 27, 2018
Another post from Pittsburgh Synagogue shooter Robert Bowers. His profile clearly illustrates that he’s a Nazi, admired Hitler, hates Trump, believes Trump is controlled by Jews, he did not vote for Trump. That’s all I was able to archive before his profile was wiped. Sickening. pic.twitter.com/DPQfGuWDzY
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 27, 2018
Bowers wrote about “HIAS” on Gab before the shooting.
HIAS is a Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees.
France News 24 is naming Robert Bowers as the shooter.
https://twitter.com/FranceNews24/status/1056215291632476160
https://twitter.com/GeneGerena/status/1056221394000764928