DOJ Seeks Death Penalty For Synagogue Shooter

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports:

The Justice Department said Monday that it will seek the death penalty for Robert Bowers, accused of killing 11 at Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill and wounding six others last year in the worst attack on Jews in U.S. history.

Within days of the Oct. 27 massacre, the U.S. attorney’s office said it had started the approval process for seeking death for Mr. Bowers in consultation with DOJ’s capital crimes unit and the U.S. attorney general, Jeff Sessions at the time.

In a court filing Monday, prosecutors said Mr. Bowers qualifies for the death penalty because he targeted vulnerable people out of religious hatred, killed multiple victims and tried to kill others, chose the site to make an impact and showed no remorse, among other factors.