The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting an “unconscionable” crime that was “likely the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the United States.”
The attack on the Tree of Life synagogue located in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh killed 11 people and injured several others on Saturday morning. The suspect, Robert Bowers, was in “fair condition” after being shot, arrested and transported to a local hospital, according to law enforcement officials.
“Our hearts break for the families of those killed and injured at the Tree of Life Synagogue, and for the entire Jewish community of Pittsburgh,” ADL chief Jonathan A.