Robert Bowers

The decision by federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing 11 worshippers inside a Pittsburgh synagogue was made despite opposition from some of the people most affected by the massacre.

A man charged with killing 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue should face the death penalty if convicted, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Monday. The U.S. attorney’s office in Pittsburgh filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty against 46-year-old Robert Bowers in last year’s attack. The government filing said justification for a death sentence included...

A Jewish nurse who treated the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect says that he saw confusion but not evil in the man’s eyes, and that his own actions stemmed from love. “I’m sure he had no idea I was Jewish,” registered nurse Ari Mahler wrote in a Facebook post Saturday about the shooting suspect, who was taken to Allegheny General Hospital...

About 100 people gathered in a cold drizzle for what was called a “healing service” outside the Pittsburgh synagogue that was the scene of a mass shooting a week ago. Former Tree of Life rabbi Chuck Diamond led Saturday morning’s 45-minute service, which featured prayers, songs and poetry. The Rev. Lee Clark, a retired Presbyterian pastor from the Pittsburgh area,...

Extra officers were on patrol at an event paying tribute to the Jewish faith in Center City in the aftermath of the deadly synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. We’re also learning more about the victims.

Jewish community leaders in the Lehigh Valley are focusing on helping their youth deal with the aftermath of the deadly synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The man accused of killing 11 people and injuring four officers during a shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, appeared in court Monday.

The Jewish community is healing after a hate crime killed 11 at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday. NBC News correspondant Jay Gray has the latest on the investigation.