Names of dead in Pittsburgh shooting to be released
The names of those shot dead by a gunman yelling "All Jews must die" will be released on Sunday after the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States, officials said. The gunman stormed a Pittsburgh synagogue during Saturday services, killing 11 worshippers and wounding six other people including four police officers, before he was arrested.
Pittsburg Mayor Bill Peduto told CBS television station KDKA that when the list of the dead is released by federal officials at a news conference on Sunday, it "will rip your heart out", saying he personally knew some of the victims.
The Tree of Life synagogue in the city's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, a heavily Jewish area, was holding a Shabbat religious service at the time of the shooting.
The mass shooting prompted security alerts at houses of worship around the country. It follows a spate of pipe bombs found mailed in recent days to prominent political figures, mostly Democrats including former President Barack Obama.
The US Attorney's Office said it would make public the charging complaint and an official affidavit, which may shed light on why Robert Bowers, 46, of Pittsburgh, allegedly shot the worshippers, a heavily Jewish area, was holding a Shabbat religious service at the time of the shooting.
