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US jury rules Pittsburgh synagogue gunman can face death penalty

A makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the United States [File: Matt Rourke/AP Photo]

A United States jury has ruled that a gunman who fatally shot 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018 is eligible to face the death penalty.

The decision on Thursday comes about a month after a jury found Robert Bowers guilty of 63 criminal counts related to the Tree of Life synagogue attack, including hate crimes resulting in death and obstruction of the free exercise of religion resulting in death.

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