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PHOTOS: Pittsburgh comes together after synagogue shooting

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Sunday, October 28, 2018
  • A person pauses in front of Stars of David with the names of those killed in a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, in Pittsburgh, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018.
  • Muslims from Hydrabad seen placing a temporary grave for Irving Younger at the makeshift memorial after the tragic shooting in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life.
  • A Pittsburgh Police officer walks past the Tree of Life Synagogue and a memorial of flowers and stars in Pittsburgh on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018.
  • A Pittsburgh Steelers fan holds a sign honoring the victims of a deadly shooting spree at a synagogue on Saturday during the second half of an NFL football game.
  • A person stands in front of Stars of David that are displayed in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue with the names of those killed in Saturday's deadly shooting.
  • People arrive to pay their respects in front of a memorial on October 28, 2018, outside of the Tree of Life synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead.
  • Gideon Murphy places a flower at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018.
  • People stand in front of a memorial on October 28, 2018, outside of the Tree of Life Synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead in Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018.
  • People wait their turn to place flowers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018.
  • Two people support each other in front of flowers at a makeshift memorial at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018.
  • Pittsburgh Steelers fans sit behind a banner with a Star of David beside their Steelers blanket as they watch the teams warm up.
  • Flowers sit at a makeshift memorial at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018.
  • People hold candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
  • People hold candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
  • People hold candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
  • A woman holds a candle during a vigil in Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania on October 27, 2018, to remember those that died in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting earlier in the day.
  • People hold candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
  • People hold candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
  • People gather for a vigil in Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania on October 27, 2018, to remember those that died in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting earlier in the day.
  • Braddock, Pa., Mayor John Fetterman hugs a person as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation.
  • People gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.
  • Police stand guard outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.
  • Deb Polk holds a sign as she gathers with others for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.
  • Police speak with members of the community after a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue at Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania on October 27, 2018.
  • Flowers are left on a sidewalk after a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue at Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania on October 27, 2018.
  • Media tents and vehicles line an intersection near the Tree of Life Synagogue, upper left, where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.
  • Rapid reaction SWAT members leave the scene of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Bishop David Zubick of the Diocese of Pittsburgh addresses members of the media near the Tree of Life Synagogue, the scene of a mass shooting earlier in the morning, in Pittsburgh.
  • Denise Fulton cries as she speaks with Bishop David Zubick after she came to show support for members of the community near the Tree of Life Synagogue.
  • A SWAT team truck turns on a street near the Tree of Life Synagogue, after a gunman opened fire inside at Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2018.
  • People comfort each other at the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27, 2018, in Pittsburgh.
  • Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich describes the gravity of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
  • Tammy Hepps, Kate Rothstein and her daughter, Simone Rothstein, 16, pray from a prayerbook a block away from the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
  • Rapid reaction SWAT members leave the scene of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Tammy Hepps, Kate Rothstein and her daughter, Simone Rothstein, 16, pray from a prayerbook a block away from the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
  • Police rapid response team members respond to the site of a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Police rapid response team members respond to the site of a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Residents talk to the media near the site of a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Police rapid response team members respond to the site of a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Police rapid response team members respond to the site of a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • People gather on a corner near the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, injuring multiple people.
  • A SWAT team arrives at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa. where a shooter opened fire injuring multiple people, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.
  • Neighbors around the corner from the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue embrace one another in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
  • First responders surround the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.
  • First responders arrive at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa.m, where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.
  • First responders surround the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.
  • First responders surround the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.
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A person pauses in front of Stars of David with the names of those killed in a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, in Pittsburgh, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018.
AP Photo/Matt Rourke

PITTSBURGH -- A shooter opened fire during a baby naming ceremony at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and wounding six others including four police officers who dashed to the scene, authorities said.

Police said a suspect was in custody after the attack at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. A law enforcement official identified the suspect as Robert Bowers and said he is in his 40s.

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