Here’s what we know about Robert Bowers, the suspected Pittsburgh synagogue shooter

SWAT police officers respond after a gunman opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 27, 2018.Reuters

  • Police believe the gunman who opened fire at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 12 others, is 48-year-old Robert Bowers.
  • Bowers is believed to live in the Versailles borough of Pittsburgh, and has been described as a heavy set, white male with a beard.
  • He made several anti-Semitic and anti-immigrant remarks on social media.
  • Bowers reportedly does not support President Donald Trump, calling him a “globalist, not a nationalist.”

A gunman armed with an AR-15 and handguns stormed the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, killing at least eight and injuring at 12 more.

The suspected gunman, 48-year-old Robert Bowers, was arrested at the scene after firing upon officers when they first arrived, wounding at least three.

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