A federal jury on Wed. sentenced Robert Bowers to death for killing 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018.
The 12-person jury reached a unanimous decision Wed. after nine hours of deliberation and a nearly two-month trial. (WaPo)
Bowers killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history. (CNN)
Prosecutor Eric Olshan welcomed Wed.'s verdict: "[He acted] because of white-supremacist, antisemitic, bigoted views."
According to the Washington Post, Bowers is the first person to be sentenced to death by a federal jury since 2019.
Tree of Life survivor Rabbi Jeffrey Myers noted that the verdict arrived on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Av:
Another survivor, Audrey Glickman, told reporters Wed. that the verdict was a "step in the right direction."
Glickman was leading Shabbat services at the synagogue on the morning of the attack; she survived by hiding in a closet.