Said this was one of about a dozen synagogues in the area . I would say roughly in the Squirrel Hill area, i dont know the exact number today but i would say it is close to that. Okay. Im sure the Pittsburgh Police and the Allegheny County police are on that part of the case. Howard feynman thank you for that. For awful you, welcome i am alex witt live at msnbc headquarters in new york. It is high noon on the east coast. If you are just joining us we want to bring you up to date on the breaking news we are follow. At least eight to ten people are dead in a shooting in a pittsburgh synagogues. The suspect is believed to be a 46yearold man. He is now in custody. The suspect was reportedly armed with an ar15style rifle as well as multiple handguns. Reportedly, a total of 12 people have been shot. That would include three Police Officers. The cite of this heinous incident, The Tree Of Life synagogues in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of pittsburgh. It is home to one of the largest
synagogu
But he knew he was in the bathroom and he was able to get out of the building, again, because these exit doors were working well. I cant tell you how thankful i am just to do that one task Homeland Security told us to do. Because in the past you couldnt push through the exit doors . They werent easily opened. They had safeties on them so they couldnt open either way. But now he was able to get out. I mean, he could be alive because of this. Where were you when you found out this had occurred . I was heading up to the service. Im there every i was there last night for service. I go up there around 10 00 and in the morning and one of the Vice President s that i work with on facilities now that i stepped down, he called. He worked for city emergency management. And he said he just got word theres an active shooter at
tree of life. Go up there and see if this is true. I tried to get up. I only live a block away from the synagogue. I tried to get up shady avenue and was police cars everywhe
at it two ways. again, if he had somebody to protect people. now, isn t it a shame you even have to speak that way? that we even have to think of that inside a temple or inside of a church? but certainly the results might have been far better. do you think al churches and synagogues should have armed guards? i hate to think of it that way. i will say that. so we ll see you with the future farmers. is that what you re suggesting? i mean, in this world, this is a world with a lot of problems. and it has been a world with a lot of problems for many years. many, many years. you could say, frankly, for many centuries. you re looking at what goes on, but certainly you want protection. they didn t have any protection. they had a maniac walk in. they didn t have any protection. that is just so sad to see.
synagogue in pittsburgh during saturday services. the gunman walked inside and started shooting. city officials have not yet announced an exact death toll. they only said there are multiple fatalities and the scene inside the temple is very bad. the man who opened fire on that synagogue has been identified, robert bowers, 46 years old, he is alive and has been detained by the police. one of the many threats that law enforcement is now looking at is his online history. which now includes a list, a growing list of anti-jewish posts. president trump spoke to reporters about the shooting a short time ago. let s take a listen. they didn t have any protection. they had a maniac walk in. and they didn t have any protection. and that is just so sad to see. so sad to see. the results could have been much better. it is a very, very, it is a very difficult thing, for me to stand as president, to watch any of
if they had somebody to protect somebody now, is it a shame you have to think that way, and it s a shame that we have to think of that inside after temple or inside after church, but certainly the results might have been far better. and i d like to follow up. do you think that every church and synagogue should have armed guards? i hate to think of it that way so we ll see you certainly an option, i mean, a world with a lot of problems and it has been a world with a lot of problems for many years. many, many years, you could say frankly many centuries, but definitely you want protection and they didn t have any protection, they had a maniac walk in and they didn t have any protection. so that s so sad to see, so sad to see. the results could have been much better. it s a very, very difficult