his home saynagogue remains closed, when a hate filled gunman entered his place of worship. >> we heard a noise and i didn't pay much attention initially. he didn't shoot me. he started with the people who were seated. >> reporter: the gunman commenced slaughtering seven of his friends at tree of life, killing three worshipping at new light and one at dor ha dash. all three of the congregations are housed in the same building. >> the suspect keeps telling about killing jews. >> reporter: the suspect offered to plead guilty in exchange for spend issing life in prison but federal prosecutors rejected the offer and are seeking the death penalty. in this community that is one of two decisions being questioned. the other, was what to do with the building after such a tragedy. make this a memorial or reopen as a synagogue and community center. they decided to combine the ideas.