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In a few minutes on the morning of Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shattered a sacred space, took 11 lives and ripped a hole in the Jewish community not only within the walls of Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill but also in Pittsburgh and beyond. Now, as the world returns to its routines, those left bereft have pledged they will not be cowed by threats or defeated by hatred.

PITTSBURGH — A jury has decided the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter should be sentenced to death for his crimes. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Colville read the verdict as to Robert

They were grandparents and siblings, children and spouses. They were doctors and dentists, nurses and accountants. They were 11 people who were supposed to be safe in a place that they loved. Last week marked the start of the final, sentence-­selection phase in the trial of Robert G. Bowers, 50,

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The prosecution is expected to rest Wednesday in this final phase of the trial.

As gunman is tried for murder of 11 Jews, members of Tree of Life's Dor Hadash visit Palestinians, doubling down on refugee aid work for which killer said he targeted them

On Friday, after hearing three weeks of testimony and deliberating for less than five hours, the jury in the federal case of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting found the defendant guilty of all 63 counts. Attorneys for Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin admitted that he entered the Tree of

PITTSBURGH — The case in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial was handed to the jury Thursday afternoon.

PITTSBURGH — The case in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial was handed to the jury Thursday afternoon. The government presented its closing arguments in the morning, followed by the defense

Deliberations began around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Jurors heard closing arguments by prosecution and defense, plus a prosecution rebuttal.