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    11 Killed, 6 Injured In Shooting At Pittsburgh Synagogue

    Suspect Robert Bowers, 46, was taken to the hospital. Authorities are looking into his social media activity as they investigate the attack as a hate crime.
    by Gabriela Saldivia Oct 27, 2018 3 minutes

    Updated at 6:22 p.m. ET

    Officials in Pittsburgh report 11 people were killed in a shooting Saturday at the Tree of Life Synagogue. None of the victims were children.

    Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich told reporters six people were injured in the attack, which authorities said was being investigated as a hate crime. Four police officers were among the injured.

    The suspect, identified by authorities as Pittsburgh resident Robert Bowers, 46, surrendered to the police inside the synagogue and was taken to a local hospital with gun shot wounds.

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