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:
https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1056214298635239426
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 is a Jewish organization that has been working on programs for refugees; they recently posted a list of places that were running "National Refugee Shabbats" across the country.
Just several hours before the shooting rampage, the same Bowers account posted this:
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:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1056220576098992129
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1056200966809288704
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.
