A synagogue in pittsburgh shooting is being investigated as a hate crime. Were expecting the police will update the public on the tragic events this morning in pittsburgh. Here in the meantime is what we do know where, that ten people were killed. Six others were injured, including among them, four police officers. The gunman is in custody and wounded and made antijewish remarks, comments during the shooting. He has been identified. He is 46yearold Robert Bowers. Cnn has learned that he frequently targeted jews on social media. Particularly on a platform called gab, posting just today cant sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics. Im going in. President trump has reacted to this shooting just moments ago. With one unified voice we condemn the historic evil of
antisemitism, and every other form of evil and, unfortunately, evil comes in many forms. We come together as one american people. All right. Lets get right to the scene, and our sonja mogi, who has just arrived there in Squirrel Hill. Sonja, what are you seeing . Whats the latest . I have reported on other Mass Shootings. This scene is eerily quiet. Im not seeing a lot of people Walking Around outside. It is raining, but, you know, when i was in orlando, you saw people immediately surrounding that nightclub. Law enforcement vehicles are many, many Law Enforcement authorities are behind me at the scene processing that scene right now, but as far as
bystanders, theres not the usual, and i think part of the reason is neighbors here are shocked, and we are hearing more details about those moments coming out after the shooting. In fact, we just got audio on a Dispatch Call of the moment the shooting happened, and those calls to 911. Lets take a listen to those right now. Tall white mail, short hair, light blue shirt, jeans. I got one. Back in one right now . Still alive. We have four down in the atrium. Doa. I many a report of at least one victim in the basement. I have an additional four victims. Four victims in the second story atrium off the front hall. Whats your status in the basement . 12 at the bottom of the stairwell. Working room to the right. We have blood. That audio showing the moment of chaos right after that shooting and then during that shooting neighbors telling me that many of them here in this neighborhood called the Squirrel Hill neighborhood here in pittsburgh sheltered in place and didnt know if it would be safe to go out. It is safe now for them to go out. Authorities say that theres no immediate threat here. Now were simply wondering who has been one of the ten people who have been reported dead, wondering if its anyone they knew themselves. That lockdown has been
lifted. We understand theres been a Perimeter Setting up. Sonja in Squirrel Hill, pittsburgh. Thank you so much. Now, were also getting new images from the suspects social media accounts. It appears that he posted photos of his gun collection, what he called his glock family, as well as those targets from a firing range. Joining me now to take a look at all this are, again, cnns crime and justice Reporter Shimon and cnn Law Enforcement analyst, former fbi supervisory Special AgentJosh Campbell and former Assistant Director for the u. S. Marshalls office art roderick. Art, let me start with you. I dont know if you are able to hear that dispatch there, the audio. What was your takeaway . I mean, it was very calm and collected, but, obviously, a very intense situation. Yeah. Alex, you know, i have been part of training regarding First Responder training that we held within department of homeland security, and you listen to
those radio transmissions, and thats exactly what it sounds like when these First Responders go through that type of training. They actually have role players that will actually assume the positions of the victims and you hear that Radio Traffic and thats exactly how these types of incidences go down. It sounds like its chaotic, but its actually organized chaos. These Law Enforcement officers know exactly what to do, where to go to neutralize the threat immediately and then treat the victims and evacuate them as quickly as possible. Thats exactly what you heard. You have listened to others like it. Whats your reaction . Its similar to what i have heard in other situations. It is organized chaos. Art is absolutely right. They train for this stuff, and they know kmbl what to do. What struck me is how not only are they looking for an active shooter, but their lives are now
in danger. In the middle of this near pulling people out who are perhaps hiding. There is a part of this audio where they theyre finally confront the shooter. They describe how he is crawling and turned over. We showed imalkz of the weapons that he owned that he posted on his social media. They talk about in the audio how they see a gun in his waist and a gun on his ankle, a hadnt gun. They also talked about in the audio about seeing a magazine for what looks like a highpowered Assault Rifle. Weve heard the Vice President , and even they describe the heroic efforts, and then, finally, they talked about what the suspect was saying about jews and so thats what they knew right away what they were dealing with, but just to think about how they went through that
building. There were about four floors that they were searching. They went to the basement to search for people, searching for him. Really making this situation well, preventing it from being far worse. Weve dwotd these pictures here. You have confirmed that he did have a license to carry. Thats right. Our Law Enforcement contacts are telling us that he did have a valid firearms carrying license there in pennsylvania. He made a number of purchases, lawful purchases of firearms since 1996. Again, we dont know what particular weapon was used in this incident, and whether that was one that were seeing on our screen or, you know, one that he had actually purchased legally. That we still dont know. I will say one thing thats very chilling as we talk about this transcript now that were getting, we look at this its
safe to bet these officers continue to move through that location in order to identify where the person was to try to take them into custody, and just custody just very schilg listening to this, particularly that one line. We need armor. I think they knew what they were in for. Theres no doubt that this is an antisemitic attack, and weve already figured that out in the first moments after this. The president has officially declared this to be an antisemitic attack. He made some remarks earlier today. Lets take a listen. What happened today is a horrible, horrible thing. Were learning a lot about it. It looks definitely like its an antisemitic crime. Its something you wouldnt believe that could still be
going on. Art roderick, i want to go back to you. Weve seen this time and time again. These Mass Shootings. Has anything been done to try to stop this . Well, alex, i dont think much has been done. You know, some states have passed laws to make bump stops illegal. A few of them have. Really, nothing has been done, and we keep going sort of over the same record over and over again every time we had one of these shootings. The thing that, you know, that i thought about here after this horrible week of hate and we had, you know, the mail bomber who esspoused white supremacy, which is antisemitic and antiimmigrant, and now we have this individual espousing the same exact stuff. Was the mail bomber the same were going to cut you off. Theres a Press Conference underway. Lets take a listen. Im the Public Safety director of the city of pittsburgh. To my left is Scott Schubert and chief of police. First off, on behalf of the city, our hearts go out to all the victims that have been involved in todays tragedy. These incidents usually occur in other cities. Today the nightmare has hit home here in the city of pittsburgh. As youre well aware, a Tree Of Life Synagogue at 5898 Wilkins Avenue at 9 54 this morning calls were received at the Alleghany CountyEmergency Operations center that an active shooter was inside the building. At 9 55 officers were dispatched. Apparently initial confrontation between the subject and the
officers occurred injuring two of the officers. Two additional officers were injured during the altercation. Those were Swat Officers. Multiple agencies responded to this incident this morning, and without their courage, this tragedy would have been far worse. Those include numerous state, county, and federal agencies as well as neighboring ems services along with the city of pittsburgh. Additionally, the dispatchers, the physicians, nurses that assisted in this incident should also be commended. There were 11 fatalities as a result of the shooting incident. There were no children. There were additionally six injuries to include four of the police officers. That does not include the
suspect. Chief schubert has visited several of the injured officers. He will update you as well as the doctor will update and give you a current update on the victims that are currently being treated. Personally, i would like to thank every agency that responded today as well as the dispatchers, the fbi. As you are aware, this is a federal crime, and both s. A. C. Bob jones and u. S. Attorney scott brady will discuss that. I would like to take a few minutes and allow Scott Shubert to discuss the officers, what they encountered when they arrived at the scene this morning. Chief. As the director said, first and foremost, our hearts and thoughts and prayers go to the
victims of this, and to our officers who responded. I can tell you by the time i got there, they were already starting to extract people. Watching those officers run into the danger to remove people and get them to safety was unbelievable. For the Swat Officers, our Swat Officers and swat teams from around the region who were there who went into that active shooting and were able to apprehend that actor, i cant speak more for the courage that they have. Two of the officers that were hit, as the director said, were the First Responders to the scene and were engaged, and theyre both in stable condition, and two from our swat team during an engagement inside the building were struck as well. Were going to thank them for the jobs they did and for saving lives, but we cant not forget those victims inside that synagogue who lost their life. Thank you. Good afternoon. Im bob jones, Special Agent in charge of the Pittsburgh Office of the fbi. Thank you. Certainly, the actions this person took today were hateful. Were in the early stages of this investigation, and over the next several days and weeks we will look at everything in the suspects life. His home, his vehicle, his social media, and his movements over the last several days. At this point we have no knowledge that bowers was known
to Law Enforcement before today. I want you to know that the Law Enforcement will work around the clock to get the answers to why this happened. That said, we ask for the publics patience in the coming hours and days as we work through this investigation. This is the most horrific crime scene ive seen with the federal bureau of investigation. Members of the Tree Of Life Synagogue conducting a peaceful service and their place of worship were brutally murdered by a Gunman Targeting them simply because of their faith. The suspects full motive is unknown, but we believe he was acting alone. At this time the fbi has significant resources in and deploying to pittsburgh from our laboratory division, our Critical Incident response group, our office of victim assistance, and our Operational Technology division. I cant say enough about the actions of the Pittsburgh Police, the Pittsburgh Police swat team, and the Alleghany County police. Had it not been for the quick and heroic response this would
have been much worse. Thank you very much. Now ill turn it over to governor wolf. Thank you. Im governor tom wolfe, pennsylvania. Today words simply i cant express the sadness that all pennsylvanians feel for what happened today. I want to give my condolences, first of all, to the victims of this tragedy, their families, and their friends and to this community. The shooting is being investigated by the fbi as a hate crime. My heart breaks for the members of the Jewish Community. Any attack on one community of faith is an attack on any community of faith in pennsylvania, and ip the Jewish Community across the kwemt and across the country to know that we stand in support of you as we, together, mourn this
senseless account of violence. The shabat is a time of reflection and a time for finding peace. Not for violence. Pennsylvanias Jewish Community is strong, vibrant, and resilient. Now is the time more than ever to come together and to support each other. I have spent today with First Responders, with local leaders, and i am in awe of the bravery displayed by Law Enforcement, those folks to help keep people safe and to prevent tragedy. Federal, state, and local Law Enforcement are working in concert to investigate this tragedy and to maintain Public Safety. At the state level the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the Department Of Health are in contact with local officials to assist any, any, unmet needs. The Pennsylvania State police have been on the scene already and are coordinating with federal and local Law Enforcement. Pennsylvania state polices swat
team, the helicopter, canine units, and Bomb Technicians have all responded and are all assisting. My thoughts right now are focused on the vimsz, however. Their families, their friends, and making sure that Law Enforcement has every resource that they need. In the aftermath of this tragedy, we must all come together, and we must take action to prevent these tragedies in the future. We simply cannot accept this violence as a normal part of american life. Good afternoon. Im the United States attorney for the Western District of pennsylvania. Today is a tragic day for pittsburgh. Its a tragic day for our brothers and sisters in the Jewish Community. On behalf of the Attorney General and the entire united
states department of justice, we want to express our deepest and most heart felt condolences to the victims and their loved ones, the Jewish Community, and everyone who is affected by this terrible and unspeakable act of hate. I spoke with general sessions today, and he wanted me to express his condolences and know that he stands with pittsburgh and with pittsburghs Jewish Community. The actions of Robert Bowers represent the worst of humanity. Where he expect to file criminal charges shortly. Perhaps as early as today. Please know that justice in this case will be swift and it will be severe. I want to echo the comments of chief shubert and the bravery that was exhibited by the swat teams of Pittsburgh Police and the Alleghany County police. They ran towards gunfire to keep people safe. They exetch few today the best of all of the traditions of law
enforcement and to the Pittsburgh Police. Know that were working together with our federal, state, and local Law Enforcement partners to gather all the facts. The cooperation of Law Enforcement has been outstanding. I was at the scene today, which as we stated by Special Agent jones was a horrible scene to witness, and, yet, all of the federal, state, and local partners stood together in concert and are working together to solve this. We deeply appreciate the response of the Pittsburgh Police, the fbi, Alleghany County police, and all of our Law Enforcement partners who are working so hard. Know that we will work day and night for justice for the victims of this crime and please know that well continue to update you as we are able. Thank you. Good afternoon. Im dr. Done kneely. I am a professor of emergency medicine, and i oversee
emergency medicine for umc and the university of pittsburgh. At about 10 00 this morning we became aware of the incident, and very quickly we were able to put together the resources that we have available every day at the level one trauma centers. That includes Upmc Presbyterian and upmc mercy and we notified Alleghany General. We were able to dispatch to the scene three physician whos have expertise in ems working with Peace Officers and our outstanding Ems Providers to help assess the scene and help accomplish triage. Were blessed here to have the finest Ems Providers in the country and were blessed because people have invested in people and in resources over decades to make sure that we have that type of excellence. The patients were all transported to one of three facilities. Four patients came to Upmc Presbyterian. One to upmc mercy, and the final patient went to Alleghany General hospital. I can give you a listing of what those particular patients were. I obviously cannot give you
personal information. First patient was a 61yearold female who had extremity soft tissue injuries that required cleaning in the operative room. Shes doing well now in recovering. Next was a 70yearold male who had Gunshot Wounds in his torso involving major organs inside of his abdomen. Beyond what we call a damage control laparotomy. That is an operation to get the initial injury under control where we expect to have to do a second or third operation later. He is now having that second operation now. He is obviously in critical condition. A 55yearold officer was also seen who had multiple extremity wounds. Went to the o. R. , again, for repair and cleaning of those wounds, and, then, finally, another officer had essentially soft tissue injuries and grazing and was having a complete evaluation. Looks to be doing fine now. Those are the four patients at Upmc Presbyterian. Another officer went to upmc mercy. Had an Extremity Injury that required intervention and evaluation in the operating room. Again, that officer is doing fine. Happy to answer any questions if you have those. Did it seem like perhaps any sort of special type of bullets may have been used that would create any extra damage or something to that extent . I dont have any direct knowledge about that, but not from the Injury Pattern it did not appear that way. [ inaudible ] there were some with multiple injuries and some with singular injuries. Again, this is something that were prepared to take care of every day. Im very proud of the team. We had extra physicians available, nurses available to take care of whatever could happen. When we first heard of this, we knew that there were a few patients injured, some dead. We did not know the size and the magnitude of this and so we were prepared to take care of as many as were necessary. [ inaudible ] i do not. Do you have the age of the other two officers . The officer that went to mercy is 27. The fourth one at presbyterian i dont know his age. He is younger than me. Are he this all male officers. Yes. Can you give us the breakdown of the Patient Conditions . I would describe two as in critical condition. Theyre in the icu right now. One of whom returned to the operating room. The others are doing well. We would not there is obviously seriously injured, but i would not describe them as critical. The second patient that is critical, you tension e mentioned a 70yearold male. Other than the 55yearold officer yes. Well take a few other questions. One at a time. Question for the Special Agent. Can you talk, sir, about the caliber of ammunition and perhaps the weapon that was involved . I dont know the calibers at this point. We think one was an Assault Rifle, and we know that the suspect had at least three handguns upon him at the time. What . An Assault Rifle and three handguns in the facility. Was it clear how he dont know at this time. Do you know whether he had any specific connection to tree of life or that location. Do not know that at this point. How old is the suspect . He is a pittsburgh resident. I dont know his able at this point. Whatsoever precautions are being taken entering his apartment. We would take all precautions as we would with any search warrant. We dont know if other weapons are in there, but we would proceed with caution. Is the bomb squad part of that process . We would put the bomb squad in any scenario like this where we would anticipate the devices, but we have no information at this point that there are any ieds present. How long was he in the synagogue before he was brought into custody. Approximately 20 minutes. Whatsoever condition is the suspect in . Is he speaking with Law Enforcement . Ill turn it over to wendell. I will not get into whether or not he is speaking with the authorities. However, my understanding was he was transported to the Alleghany General. He is in fair condition with multiple Gunshot Wounds. Was he wearing any body armor . I do not have that answer at this point. Do any of the investigators have that answer . Flack jacket, body armor . Dont know at this point. Can you tell us about the service that was going on inside the synagogue . I know a service was taking place. Im not quite sure of exactly which kind. There have been reports it was a baby naming. We heard that as well. You cant confirm i cannot confirm that at this time. Was the gunman shot by police or selfinflicted Gunshot Wounds. We believe it was police, but definitive determination will have to be done with the investigation being conducted by
the fbi. What are the ages of the people that were killed . Is there any information about them at this point . We do not. Were hoping to have a followup Press Conference tomorrow, and at that time a representative from the medical examiners office. Are there children among the deceased . No children among the deceased. Were they present . We are still talking to the many witnesses at this point, so did the gunman shout anything before he opened fire . We dont have that information at this point. Are local synagogues in pittsburgh on lockdown at this time . I dont know about lockdown, but we will certainly make sure that the information is passed so they can take necessary precautions. Should people of the jewish faith in pittsburgh be worried or be on alert, or do we think that the threat has been we think the threat has been eliminated. Again, we dont think that anybody has been associated with this gunman, but well continue to look at all angles in the conduct of the investigation. If i could just followup on
that. Pittsburgh bureau of police have been notified of Numerous Services that are being conducted, including a vigil tonight, and we will have Adequate Police protection at those sites. Is there security at the synagogue . Not that were aware of. Last question. What can you tell us about the suspects movements inside the synagogue and what he actually did . After he entered the synagogue, it looks like at that point he murdered the 11 parishioners. I believe he was exiting or in the process of exiting the sun going when a pittsburgh uniformed officer engaged him. That Pittsburgh Officer was subsequently wounded. He withdrew, and as he was withdrew, the defendant or the suspect went back into the synagogue in order to hide from Swat Officers who were moving twashds the scene. Thats all we know at this point. Whats his Status Medically . Is he injured . He is. Im sorry. One clarification on the weapon. You mentioned an Assault Rifle and three handguns. Is there evidence that he used all of those weapons . I dont know that at this point. Well look at the crime scene in detail this evening and know more. Ill know in the morning. Thank you, everyone. [ inaudible ] the most horrific crime scene i have ever seen. Thats what the pittsburgh fbi agent in charge called todays shooting at the Tree Of Life Synagogue. Local and federal and medical officials there briefing the public on the latest about this mornings shooting. We now know that the death toll has risen to 11 people when the gunman opened fire. This morning none of those 11 were children they said. Six others were injured, including four police officers, some of whom were critically. We should note that none of those six include the actual shooter. In terms of a timeline, at 9 54
a. M. A call came in reporting the active shooter at the synagogue. Swat teams then went into an active shooting mode to apprehend the suspect who we now know is 46yearold Robert Bowers. We also know that the suspect, according to Law Enforcement officials, was not known to them before today and that he was believed to be acting alone. The motive remains officially unclear, though it is plainly evident that it was antisemitism and charges are expected to be filed soon, possibly today. The fbi has said that they are investigating this as a hate crime. I want to bring in my panel again. Shimon, crime and justice reporter. Josh campbell and art roderick. Josh, first to you. Among the wounded, so the seventh wounded, is the shooter. Thats right. What weve been asking ourselves up to this point is what happened the moment the person was taken into custody . Was there an exchange of gunfire . How did the wounded, the
injuries actually take place, and were learning there from officials that theyre saying that the officers were wounded. There were four officers injured in this incident, and interestingly enough, the subject himself suffered what the official was calling multiple Gunshot Wounds. The subject was in the hospital now and described as in fair condition, but that describes that there was at least some exchange of gunfire. Both sides injured here. One thing thats interesting, i can only imagine what that Crime Scene Looks like right now. You mentioned the Special Agent in charge. I know bob jones, he is one of the most buttoned down, emotionless by the books, just the facts person and say this is the most horrific thing ive seen in my career. Just stunning. You could hear the emotion in all of their voices. Art, back to you. We did listen to the audio, the dispatch earlier. Now weve got a little bit more color, a little bit more information about how this unfolded, what the response was like. How well did local and then federal Law Enforcement respond . Ill tell you, they did exactly what theyre supposed to do. As a matter of fact, on the very first page of the training sill
bus, it says right in the second paragraph, you must assume the position of a warrior. You have to go in as quickly as possible without hesitation, but being tactically soubd without any regard to your own safety, and thats exactly what these officers did. These men are heroes. You know, going up against an Assault Rifle, luckily it sounded like there was a Couple Swat Team Members there that probably also had Assault Rifles, but Assault Rifles are made for one thing, and thats to take down a human being and try to create as much Tissue Damage within the body as they can. If he is using an ak47, which is a large caliber Assault Rifle, that is a very deadly weapon, and thats why we have the Fatality Count as high as it is right now. All right. Art, we now know that the Mass Shooting suspect also posted on social media six minutes before the first police call. Im going to quote from that. He wrote i cant sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics. Im going in. We now know its left 11 people dead at the Tree Of Life Synagogue in pittsburgh. Shimon, Law Enforcement also saying that he acted alone, which will always make it more difficult to anticipate these types of things. Theres no way we could have anticipated this unless someone comes forward and says that he was talking about it. By every indication, certainly what josh has been hearing, is that these weapons were purchased legally. So far theres nothing to indicate that he did anything illegal in purchasing these weapons, that there were any issues with that. Right now it doesnt seem like theres anything they could have
done to prevent this. Sometimes we do hear about things down the line. Again, i think we have a good understanding now of what went on inside the synagogue, and it really is chilling when you think about i think 20 minutes or so that police were inside with the suspect trying to bring him down and successfully they did. They shot him, and even then we dont have this audio yet, but they talk about him crawling, them trying to get him to surrender, really and then in the middle of all that, trying to rescue people, get people out that have been injured. Well see how far back they go in terms of whether those present any red flags. They usually they always do. We always now are finding social media posts. He is joining us now. Rabbi, your congregation. Your synagogue, we understand, is just two blocks away from the Tree Of Life Synagogue there in Squirrel Hill. First, you knew you know the rabbi of that congregation well, and i imagine you know many of the worshippers. Whats your reaction to this horrific attack . Thats true. When we gather for shabat worship, for sabbath. Prayers of peace. Its horrific. Weve spoken with experts about the significant upstick in antisemitic incidents. When you see Something Like this happen, are you surprised . Can you tell me about the general feeling across American Jewish communities in terms of
the threat . A gunman coming in with guns blazing and innocence in schools and churches. Its not the first house of worship that this has taken place. Seik temples, africanamerican churches. Now here in pittsburgh. Were just torn asundayer, our community. What can turn into deadly danger . I think we just have a culture today that is rife with guns and inflamed rhetoric. I think there is a tremendous sense of loneliness and alienation thats part of our cultural fabric today. Were seeing the Populist Fraying at the edges, and that is how they can come to any community at any time, and none of us can any longer rely on our sense of security or the notion that our communities are sealed from the les rest of the world. Were all at vulk as anyone else anywhere on the globe today. We have spoken to a number of people there on the ground today. Some members of pittsburghs Jewish Community. I imagine you have been speaking all day with fellow members of the Jewish Community. How are people doing . What are they saying . Were all just in shock. This news began to trickle out for us just as our service was beginning. We weighed how to share this with the people that are gathered peaceably in our sanctuary. We went on lockdown, let them know that an incident was unfolding. That we were in partnership with the local police and Law Enforcement and that we were doing the safest thing we could do and focussing our thoughts on what we can control, which is
the opportunity that we have to support one another. Now as we begin to learn the full impact and the scale of this tragedy, were all just beginning to only now to absorb it and to imagine what this will mean for our Community Going forward. All right. Rabbi aaron bryce, our deepest condolences to you and to the other members of the community there in pittsburgh. Were going to take a quick break. Much more of our ongoing coverage right after this. Where are mom and dad . saved money on Motorcycle Insurance with geico goin up the country. Love mom and dad im takin a nap. Dude, you just woke up im goin up the country, baby dont you wanna go . Im goin up the country, baby dont you wanna go . Geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. Snoo officials have just gin us an update on the Mass Shooting today at the Tree Of Life Synagogue in pittsburgh. 11 people were killed, and six were wounded, including four police officers. Lets bring in cnns jessica dean who joins me now. She has arrived on the scene. She was in that Press Conference. Jessi jessica, what can you tell us about what the authorities are focussing on in their investigation. With the, alex, right now they are focussing in on the suspect. They say they are going to leave no stone unturned. That means theyll be looking at his home, his vehicle. Theyll be going through his social media accounts. Theyre going to be tracking where he has been over the past few days, week, probably even months. Zooming out to the big picture, you mentioned now confirming 11 people dead in this shooting at the synagogue this morning. We know no children are involved in that number. We also found out that six people have been injured. Two of those are older individuals. 60 plus. One of them is critical condition. The other four are the other four are police officers, and we learned a little bit more about how that happened. Again, i want to take you back to this morning. It was just before 10 00 a. M. Here in pittsburgh. Thats when those initial calls went out. It was 9 54 a. M. Within one minute Law Enforcement had been dispatched to the synagogue, and that is when they went in and made their first injury. First responders. Thats when two of the officers were injured. Were told that the suspect was on his way out at that point. He engaged. Went back inside the synagogue at that point and was hiding from authorities. Thats when the swat team started making their way to the scene. We know two Swat Officers were
injured as well. We also hear inside from the Special Agent in charge from the fbi. He said in his over 20 years at the fbi this is the most horrific scene he has ever seen. A lot of people echoing that sentiment. We know that had he had to send three different doctors to that scene to perform triage, to make sure that anyone who was wounded, who could be treated was getting the treatment that they needed at that moment. Now they look ahead to that investigation. As i said, agents are going to be combing through all of that information about that suspect who we know was also injured in all of this. Theyre going to be going through his gak ground trying to understand how this all got put together. Exactly what kind of firearms he was using. They know they said there was one type of firearm and then three handguns. Again, still trying to figure out exactly which of those were used. Alex, still a lot of information to piece together. As i said, we still are waiting to hear more about these victims. The 11 dead here in pittsburgh. We also know that the Community Already coming together. Tonight this evening they are gathering for Candlelight Vigil to honor those victims and also pray for those currently injured. Yeah, jessica. You did know that one of the injured, the seventh injury, the seventh wounded, was the shooter himself, and the authorities had said that that was a result that was in response that was because of police gunfire. Do we know anything more about the status of his own injury and more broadly about him him as well. We know that he made these horrific these terrible, ugly antisemitic comments saying he was going in just six minutes before the shooting started. Right. They did say without question this is being prosecuted as a hate crime, alex. There is no question about that. Federal authorities are zeroing in on that, and that is how they
are proceeding forward. This is a hate crime. They didnt share a whole lot about his current status. He is injured. He suffered wounds, but that was about as far as they would go in terms of telling us his exact status. They did say, and i think i mentioned this, that they are expecting to file charges as soon as today in this case. They are certainly moving along quickly in terms of filing these charges in what they are prosecuting as a federal hate crime. All right. Jessica there in Squirrel Hill. Thanks for being on the scene for says you wrrks thanks very much. Were going to take a quick break. We will be right back. Introducing the new Capital One Savor card. Earn 4 cash back on dining and 4 on entertainment. Now when you go out, you cash in. Whats in your wallet . There lots of people who are confused about which medicare plan is right for them. Hey, thats me. I barely know where to start. Well, start here with me, karen. Im a licensed Humana Sales Agent. Well, its nice to meet you, karen. Im john smith. Hi, john. At humana, we know youre unique. So you have different needs from other john smiths. Yah, ive always thought so. And together, we can find a
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