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Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims Identified

Victims range in age from 54 to 97. Robert Bowers , 46, has been charged with 29 separate federal crimes for his attack on the Tree of Life synagogue.
Officials are treating Robert Bowers' attack on the Tree of Life Congregation as a hate crime.

At a press conference Sunday morning, officials said victims of a shooting rampage at a Pittsburgh synagogue range in age from 54 to 97. All but two of the victims were over the age of 65, and include one married couple, and two brothers. Six others were wounded, including four police officers.

The Allegheny County Chief Medical Examiner released a list of congregants killed

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