PITTSBURGH — Statements accused shooter Robert Bowers made during and after the massacre and shootout with police at Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 can be used at trial, the judge in the case ruled Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose, who is set to retire next month and hand the case to another judge, said the statements Bowers made to police after being shot and later at the hospital will not be suppressed, as his lawyers argued they should be.
The statements he made to police, either spontaneously or in response to questions during and after the shootout, pertained to public safety and a possible continuing threat, the judge said.
