Prosecutors Detail Pittsburgh Synagogue Killings in Trial Opening

Defense acknowledges shooter’s actions in deadliest antisemitic attack on U.S. soil

A courtroom sketch of the opening of jury selection in a federal court in Pittsburgh in the trial of Robert Bowers.  Photo: Dave Klug/Associated Press

PITTSBURGH—Prosecutors seeking the death penalty for the man accused of killing 11 people at a synagogue here in 2018 described a scene of chaos and terror to a jury Tuesday, recounting how each of the victims was shot, one as she talked to a 911 dispatcher, others as they tried to hide or protect loved ones.

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