The killer of the Pittsburgh Synagogue said that he wanted all Jews to die, according to a criminal complaint

On Sunday, visiting dignitaries joined the community leaders, politicians and residents of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area at the University of Pittsburgh for interdenominational service. They are committed to supporting the community and fighting hate speech.

"We are going to bring back the anti-Semitism and the hatred of all the people in the basement, on their computer, and away from the open discussions and dialogues around this city, this state and the country," said the mayor. Pittsburgh, Bill Peduto.

A hate trail leads to suspicion

Sunday's eve, the second since the Saturday morning shootout, took place as a more complete picture began to appear from the suspect. Baldwin, a 46-year-old suburban resident, was arrested after a shootout with police. He is treated in a hospital for gunshot wounds.

"They are committing genocide against my people," Bowers told police during the shooting, according to an FBI affidavit. "I just want to kill Jews."

Investigators searched Bowers home with a robot Saturday and his vehicle on Sunday, the FBI announced. They are looking for surveillance images of the area that could provide clues.

He has also posted photos of his collection of handguns. Bowers has 21 firearms registered in his name, said Rep. Mike Doyle, whose district includes Squirrel Hill.

Four hours before the shoot, Bowers wrote about Trump. A few minutes before storming the interior of the building, he again connected to Gab and wrote to his supporters.

"I can not sit and watch my people get slaughtered," he wrote. "Fuck your optics, let me in."

Gab denied supporting violence and said his mission is "to defend freedom of expression and individual freedom online for all people". Gab said that he had backed up the suspect's profile data, suspended the account and contacted the FBI.

Victims have been identified

Robert Jones, the FBI special agent for the Pittsburgh office, described the shooting as the "most horrible crime scene" he had witnessed in 22 years with the bureau. It began as a peaceful morning as dozens of people gathered inside the building to celebrate Shabbat services with three congregations, Tree of Life, Dor Hadash and New Light.

Tree of Life Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers said the shootings began shortly after he started his military service at 9:45 am

"My holy place has been defiled," he said during Sunday's service. He promised to rebuild his congregation and called on the spectators to do their part.

"The hate speech is not welcome in Pittsburgh, it starts with everyone in this room, and I would like to address some of our political leaders here, ladies and gentlemen. you as our leaders, "he added. said to a standing ovation.

"My words are not meant to serve as political fodder, I am addressing everyone equally, stop hate words."

The authorities released Sunday the names of the 11 victims, all from Pennsylvania. They included a married couple, two brothers and a beloved doctor.

Joyce Fienberg, 75, Rose Mallinger, 97, Jerry Rabinowitz, 66, Cecil Rosenthal, 59, David Rosenthal, 54, Daniel Stein, 71, Melvin Wax, 88, and Irving Younger, 69, were from from Pittsburgh. Richard Gottfried, 65, was from Ross Township and Bernice Simon, 84, and Sylvan Simon, 86, of Wilkinsburg, said Karl Williams, Chief Medical Examiner of Allegheny County.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office announced Sunday that autopsies had been performed on the victims and that the eleven people had died from a rifle injury and several head injuries.

Six other people were injured: two police officers, two SWAT officers and two others, said Wendell Hissrich, public safety director for Pittsburgh. Bowers shot three, the authorities said.

Five people were hospitalized, including the four officers. Two were in critical condition: a 55-year-old man with multiple extremity injuries and a 70-year-old man with a gunshot wound.

An officer was released Saturday and three remain in the hospital. Robert Swartzwelder, president of the Order of Pittsburgh Fraternal Police, said Saturday that the four leaders were "in a good mood."

Shootout ends with surrender

The people of Squirrel Hill heard screams and shots from the synagogue. Within minutes, police in tactical gear arrived and urged them to stay inside.

Police said they received 911 calls on an active shooter around 10 am, five minutes after Bowers posted his latest social media post. When the police entered the building, they found the bodies of the victims and survivors hiding. They saved at least two people from the basement and rushed to evacuate people while they were looking for the gunman.

According to a criminal complaint, two policemen met the armed man while he was trying to leave the building. The shooter fired at them, firing an officer in his hand before escaping inside the synagogue. The other officer suffered several cuts in the face due to shards of birds and shards of glbad.

SWAT officers found Bowers on the third floor of the building and exchanged fire with him until he surrendered, authorities said. Two SWAT officers were wounded in the shooting, alongside Bowers.

Bowers used a Colt AR-15 rifle and three .357 Glock handguns during the attack, police said. Bowers legally bought the three .357 from Glock, CNN told a law enforcement official during the investigation. It is not clear if the AR-15 was legally purchased.

In addition to these four firearms, the investigators recovered a weapon from the alleged gunman's car that was not used in the shootings, said Doyle, referring to information he had learned during sessions. information with the police.

Suspect could be sentenced to death

Bowers faces at least 29 counts of indictment in the federal government, including 11 counts of obstructing the exercise of his religious beliefs that resulted in death, as well as 11 counts of murder. Charge of using a gun to commit murder. A conviction could be punishable by death, said US lawyer Brady.

When asked if the shooting could be considered a national terrorism case, Brady said it would require evidence that the suspect had attempted to propagate a particular ideology through violence.

"We continue to see where this line is, but for the moment, at this stage of our investigation, we treat it as a hate crime."

In the shooting with the police, Bowers also faces four counts of obstructing the exercise of his religious beliefs resulting in bodily harm to a public security officer and to three counts of use and discharge of a firearm during and in connection with a crime of violence.

He was also charged with 11 state offenses, including attempted homicide and aggravated badault.

According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this shootout recalls "all the dangers of uncontrolled hatred and anti-Semitism, which must be fought wherever they occur."

The shooting sparked the sympathy of the Israeli government and its people. Mourners held a makeshift commemoration of Zion Square in Jerusalem, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Sunday to express his condolences. Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett traveled to Pittsburgh for Sunday service.

"Nearly 80 years after Kristallnacht, when the Jews of Europe have perished in the flames of their places of worship, one thing is clear: anti-Semitism, the hatred of the Jews, is not a distant memory, "said Bennett. "It's not a thing of the past, nor a chapter in history books – it's a very real threat."

Adam Hertzman, director of marketing for the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, said it was too early to say whether the community would strengthen the security of the region's synagogues.

"Our current goal is to mourn those who have gone through and try to comfort those in mourning," Hertzman said.