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46-years old suspect Robert Bowers killed 11 people at a worship house in Pittsburgh. He will face at least 2 dozen federal charges of murder, hate crimes, and firearms offenses. Bowers surrendered to police after the mass shooting at the Tree of Life worship house in the Jewish neighborhood of Squirrel Hill. The U.S authorities clearly said that they believe the attack was convinced by religious hatred. Bowers is known to have held virulently anti-semitic views. 29 charges were filed by the federal prosecutors against Bowers. These charges include 11 counts of using a firearm to commit murder and multiple counts of 2 specific hates crimes. One is the obstruction of an exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death. The other is obstruction of an exercise of religious beliefs resulting in injury.

The U.S Attorney Scott Brady and the FBI special agent in charge of investigation Bob Jones explained in a statement that the crimes of violence are based upon the federal civil rights laws prohibiting hate crimes.  On Saturday morning, the suspect Bowers was reportedly walked into the worship house and yield, “All Jews Must Die”. He said to police after the arrest that he needed to kill Jews because they were committing genocide to his people. 6 people were injured in the shooting incident, including 4 police officers. The U.S Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that federal prosecutors might be looking for a death penalty for Bowers. The suspect has posted a comment to a controversial social media website Gab. He claimed that the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society needs to bring outsiders into the city to kill our people.