{"id":18067,"date":"2018-10-27T21:52:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T21:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldsnews.com\/worlds\/pittsburgh-shooting-what-we-know-so-far\/52"},"modified":"2018-10-27T21:52:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T21:52:52","slug":"pittsburgh-shooting-what-we-know-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pornvas.com\/?p=18067","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh shooting: What we know so far"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"First Image copyright Reuters Image caption Residents are still being advised to stay at home after the shooting <\/p>\n

A gunman has entered a Pittsburgh synagogue and opened fire, killing 11 people.<\/p>\n

Four officers are among six others injured at the Tree of Life Congregation in Squirrel Hill. The officers are in a stable condition.<\/p>\n

The suspect has been named as Robert Bowers, 46. He has been described as a heavy-set, bearded white man. <\/p>\n

Here’s what we know so far about the shooting.<\/p>\n

Warning: This story contains offensive language and anti-semitic quotes. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Pittsburgh’s Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich called the crime scene “horrific” <\/p>\n

A further two SWAT team members were hurt inside the building, clashing with the shooter. <\/p>\n

All four are in a stable condition, authorities said. <\/p>\n

A 61-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man are also currently being treated. The man had gunshot wounds to the torso and is in a critical condition. <\/p>\n

The gunman is now in custody after surrendering to the authorities. <\/p>\n

The crime scene was “horrific”, Pittsburgh’s Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich told reporters. “One of the worst I’ve seen, and I’ve [worked] on some plane crashes. It’s very bad,” he added.<\/p>\n

What is the synagogue?<\/h2>\n

The Tree of Life was set up more than 150 years ago, its website says.<\/p>\n

It merged with nearby Or L’Simcha congregation about five years ago, to form the Tree of Life – Or L’Simcha Congregation.<\/p>\n

The synagogue is in Pittsburgh’s east-end Squirrel Hill area, which has a large Jewish community dating back to the 1920s. <\/p>\n

The shooter entered the building during a baby naming ceremony. <\/p>\n

Image copyright Google Image caption The Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh <\/p>\n

The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s president Jeff Finkelstein told reporters up to 50 or 60 people regularly worshipped there on Saturday morning. <\/p>\n

According to the calendar on its website, Shabbat morning services were scheduled between 09:45 and 12:00.<\/p>\n

A Shabbat training programme for children “in kindergarten through 7th grade” was set to run from 10:15 to 11:45, at which attendees learn prayers, take part in the service and study the Torah.<\/p>\n

New York has deployed police officers to guard synagogues in the city in the wake of the shooting<\/p>\n

What do we know about the gunman?<\/h2>\n

The suspect has been named as Robert Bowers. <\/p>\n

FBI special agent Bob Jones said he did not know if Mr Bowers was known to authorities prior to events on Saturday. <\/p>\n

Mr Bowers has posted anti-Semitic content on social network Gab under the username “onedingo”.<\/p>\n

His bio on his account – now suspended – read: “Jews are the children of Satan”.<\/p>\n

On Saturday morning, he attacked refugee aid group Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) and said he could not “sit by and watch my people get slaughtered”.<\/p>\n

“Screw your optics, I’m going in,” he wrote. <\/p>\n

In earlier posts, he attacked US President Donald Trump and the Jewish community. <\/p>\n

“Trump is a globalist, not a nationalist,” he wrote. “There is no #MAGA as long as there is a kike infestation.”<\/p>\n

In another post, he said: “For the record, I did not vote for him [Trump] nor have I owned, worn or even touched a maga hat.”<\/p>\n

He also expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy – an unsubstantiated loose far-right fringe theory based on the belief that Mr Trump is organising a secret plan to investigate and arrest famous or politically elite child abusers.<\/p>\n

#QAnon: The pro-Trump conspiracy theory<\/p>\n

What is Gab?<\/h2>\n

Gab is a social network site created in August 2016 as an alternative to Twitter. <\/p>\n

Founder Andrew Torba told Buzzfeed News he set it up as a response to the “entirely left-leaning Big Social monopoly”. <\/p>\n

Critics say it is a space for hate speech and people banned from mainstream social media. It was dubbed “the ultimate filter bubble” in a Wired editorial that attacked the network. <\/p>\n

However, Mr Torba stressed the site was not for any particular group or political supporters, and has reiterated this on his Gab page. <\/p>\n

The site’s guidelines state its mission is “to put people and free speech first” – although calling for violence, illegal pornography and posting confidential person information about users is prohibited.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the shooting, the website released a statement condemning the attack.<\/p>\n

“Gab unequivocally disavows and condemns all acts of terrorism and violence,” it read. “This has always been our policy.”<\/p>\n

The network says it promptly backed up all the data on the alleged shooter’s account, suspended it, and then contacted the FBI with the information. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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