Pittsburgh synagogue shooter should be put to death, jury decides

U.S. Attorney Eric Olshan argues Monday before a federal jury that Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers should receive the death penalty.

Debi Slavin, twin sister of Tree of Life shooting victim Richard Gottfried, and her husband Don Slavin embrace during a press conference Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill following a jury’s decision that shooter Robert Bowers should be put to death. Debi Slavin, twin sister of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victim Richard Gottfried, and her husband Don Slavin embrace during a press conference at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023.

Dor Hadash President Jo Recht (left) and past President Ellen Surloff exit the federal courthouse in Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, after a jury decided that Bowers should be put to death.

Colleen Francis (left), a defense team investigator, and Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers’ aunt Patricia Fine exit the federal courthouse in Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, after a jury decided that Bowers should be put to death.

Robert D. Bowers

U.S. Attorney Eric Olshan listens to comments as he reacts emotionally Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at the U.S District Attorney’s office at the federal courthouse in Downtown Pittsburgh.