Live updates on Liberty Nation about unfolding events surrounding the Tree of Life Synagogue mass shooting.
UPDATE: President Trump has called for harsh punishment of the shooter:
“People who do this should get the death penalty … I think they should stiffen up laws and I think they should very much bring the death penalty to anybody who does a thing like this to innocent people.”
UPDATE: It is now being reported that at least eight people have been killed.
UPDATE: First Lady Melania Trump posted a tweet:
My heart breaks over the news out of #Pittsburgh. The violence needs to stop. May God bless, guide & unite the United States of America.
— Melania Trump 45 Archived (@FLOTUS45) October 27, 2018
UPDATE: 17 days ago, a GAB.ai account registered to a Robert Bowers posted a message stating:
Why hello there HIAS! You like to bring in hostile invaders to dwell among us?We appreciate the list of friends you have provided:
HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people.I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered.Screw your optics, I’m going in.
UPDATE: Social media feeds of the suspect, Robert Bowers, appear to contain a litany of anti-Semitic remarks and pictures.
UPDATE: The suspect has been identified as Robert Bowers.
UPDATE: President Donald Trump has tweeted his initial response to the shooting:
Events in Pittsburgh are far more devastating than originally thought. Spoke with Mayor and Governor to inform them that the Federal Government has been, and will be, with them all the way. I will speak to the media shortly and make further statement at Future Farmers of America.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2018
Watching the events unfolding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Law enforcement on the scene. People in Squirrel Hill area should remain sheltered. Looks like multiple fatalities. Beware of active shooter. God Bless All!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2018
At the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA, a lone gunman opened fire killing at least seven people and wounding many others. Multiple officers were dispatched after reports of gunfire and upon arrival were forced to use their vehicles as shields.
The as yet unnamed suspect has been apprehended and taken to the hospital to treat injuries. Early police reports state that the gunman yelled “All Jews must die!” as he began his rampage. Police dispatchers say that the gunman spoke on several occasions about killing Jews.
