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8 killed at Pittsburgh synagogue shooting; gunman who yelled 'all Jews must die' has been arrested

Shooter fired at police, barricaded himself inside the Tree of Life synagogue in the city before surrendering
UPDATED OCT 27, 2018

At least eight people were killed and a number of others injured after a shooting incident at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh during a service on Saturday.

According to reports, a heavy-set white male with a beard, believed to be the suspect  has surrendered.  CBS reported that a SWAT team was seen talking with the suspect, who was crawling and injured. The extent of his injuries is yet unclear, but KDKA sources confirm ed the identity of the suspect as Robert Bowers.

Pittsburgh Police spokesman Chris Togneri confirmed that the suspect had surrenderd and and was in custody and three police officers had been shot. He confirmed multiple causalities, but did not divulge how many.

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