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PITTSBURGH — The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury announced Thursday, setting t

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury announced Thursday, setting the stage for further evidence and testimony on whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison.

By Nicki Brown, CNN

The prosecution told jurors they had all the evidence they needed to find that Robert Bowers intended to kill. He spent months planning the Tree of Life synagogue attack. He stockpiled weapons and ammunition. He announced his intentions online. Assistant U.S. Attorney Soo Song said in her closing argument Wednesday

Prosecutor argues Robert Bowers's meticulous plans for the Tree of Life synagogue attack prove he knew what he was doing, but defense claims antisemitic delusions drove massacre

The government, on the other hand, is pressing for the death penalty and making the case that Bowers was animated by hate, not delusions.

The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty.

Robert Bowers is eligible for the death penalty. Whether a jury will impose it will be determined over the next few weeks. On Thursday, after deliberating for less than two hours, a jury of seven women and five men found that the man who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh

Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury announced Thursday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury announced this morning,