Jury reaches verdict on Pittsburgh synagogue shooter's eligibility for federal death penalty
Jurors who convicted the gunman in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history began hearing arguments Monday on whether he should be put to death.The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury announced Thursday, setting the stage for further evidence and testimony on whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison.
Testimony is now expected to shift to the impact of Bowers' crimes on survivors and the victims' loved ones. If jurors decide Bowers deserves to die, it would be the first federal death sentence imposed during Joe Biden's presidency. Biden campaigned on a pledge to end capital punishment, but federal prosecutors continue to pursue the death penalty in some cases.
The sentencing now shifts to a more emotional stage, with jurors expected to hear about the pain and trauma Bowers inflicted on worshippers in the heart of Pittsburgh's Jewish community. In final arguments Wednesday, prosecution and defense lawyers took turns attacking the findings of the others' expert witnesses - doctors who testified about Bowers' mental condition and whether he could form the intent to commit the attack."On Oct. 27, 2018, this defendant violated the safe, holy sanctuary that was the Tree of Life synagogue," she said. "He turned it into a killing ground.
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