Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
| Pittsburgh synagogue shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of mass shootings in the United States | |
 Tree of Life Synagogue - Memorials 30 October 2018 | |
| Location | Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Date | October 27, 2018 10:00 A.M. (ET) |
| Target | Tree of Life synagogue |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, hate crime, domestic terrorism |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 11 |
Injured | 7 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Robert Gregory Bowers |
| Motive | Antisemitism, belief in the White genocide conspiracy theory[1] |
On October 27, 2018, a mass shooting happened at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.[2][3] The authorities reported several deaths. One suspect was arrested.[3]
Events
[change | change source]It was reported that three people were killed on the ground level, four in the synagogue's basement and at least one other person died in the synagogue. The local TV station KDKA-TV first reported that the suspect, described as a White male with a beard, entered the synagogue and shouted "All Jews must die" before opening fire.
Trial
[change | change source]On June 16, 2023, the suspect was found guilty on all federal counts, and on August 3, 2023, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. He separately faces 36 charges in Pennsylvania state court.
Related pages
[change | change source]- September 11 attacks[4]
- Charlie Hebdo shooting[5]
- 2025 Pahalgam Massacre[6]
- 2025 D.C. Jewish museum shooting[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Sheehan, Andy; Schiller, Meghan (27 October 2018). "8 Dead, Several Others Shot At Pittsburgh Synagogue". KDKA. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ Mele, Cristopher (27 October 2018). "Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Leaves 'Several' Dead, Official Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andone, Dakin; Allen, Keith (27 October 2018). "'Multiple casualties' in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue". CNN. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑
- Knight, Peter (2008). "Outrageous Conspiracy Theories: Popular and Official Responses to 9/11 in Germany and the United States". New German Critique (103). Duke University Press: 165–193. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- Byington, Bradley (December 19, 2020). "Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories and Violent Extremism on the Far Right: a Public Health Approach to Counter-Radicalization". Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism. doi:10.26613/jca/2.1.19. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- Allington, Daniel; Buarque, Beatriz L; Flores, Daniel Barker (December 27, 2020). "Antisemitic conspiracy fantasy in the age of digital media: Three 'conspiracy theorists' and their YouTube audiences". Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics. 30 (1). doi:10.1177/0963947020971997. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- Dye, Isobel (June 24, 2023). "Does Antisemitism Provide the Blueprint for Nearly All Conspiracy Theories?" (PDF). Polyphony. 5 (2). American Studies Press. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- Kressel, Neil J. (2024). "The Psychology of Contemporary Antisemitism". Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination (3 ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9781003399162. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ↑
- Žižek, Slavoj (January 10, 2015). "Slavoj Žižek on the Charlie Hebdo massacre: Are the worst really full of passionate intensity?". New Statesman. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
updated 21 Jan 2015 5:57pm
- "Charlie Hebdo and the Erosion of the Liberal Left". The Humanist. January 14, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- Journo, Elan (January 7, 2019). "The betrayal of Charlie Hebdo". Spiked. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
Four years after the massacre, the West continues to lose faith in freedom.
- Dougherty, Michael Brendan (January 9, 2020). "Western Politics Changed with the Charlie Hebdo Massacre". National Review. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- "Western liberals' weakness on blasphemy is letting down Muslim dissenters". National Secular Society. March 31, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- Prof. Joanna Tokarska-Bakir (2024). "Part of the Western Left is now a clear and present danger to Jews and the West". Fathom Journal. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- Žižek, Slavoj (January 10, 2015). "Slavoj Žižek on the Charlie Hebdo massacre: Are the worst really full of passionate intensity?". New Statesman. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ↑
- "Militants kill at least 26 tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir". AP News. 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- "A tourist massacre in Kashmir is escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Here's what we know". CNN. April 24, 2025. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- Behuria, Ashok K. (April 24, 2025). "The Pahalgam Massacre and India's Resolve". International Centre for Peace Studies. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- "Killing of Civilians Near Pahalgam in Kashmir Shatters Illusion of Calm". The New York Times. April 24, 2025. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ↑
- "Shooting victim Yaron Lischinsky had a German passport". NBC News. May 22, 2025.
- Herb, Jeremy; Liebermann, Oren; Kent, Lauren; Marquardt, Alex (May 22, 2025). "They came from thousands of miles apart to DC and found love. Then tragedy struck". CNN.
- "What we know about Israeli embassy staff shooting in Washington DC". BBC News. 2025-05-22.
- "Indictment of suspect in D.C. attack, reveals chilling details". Ynetnews. May 23, 2025.
Elias Rodriguez allegedly first shot Ron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim in the back before approaching and shooting repeatedly at pointblank; as Milgrim attempts to crawl away, he shoots again until his gun jams or runs out of ammunition
- "Washington shooter fired 21 times in antisemitic double murder of Israeli embassy staff". The Jewish Chronicle. May 23, 2025.
The gunman who murdered two Israeli embassy staff outside a Jewish event in Washington DC on Wednesday discharged his weapon 21 times [...] DC Department of Forensic Sciences subsequently found 21 used 9mm casings and the murder weapon in the area. The firearm was found "with its slide locked, indicating that no ammunition was remaining".
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