Terrible news as there has been yet another mass shooting in America today.
A gunman entered a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this morning and opened fire as parents and family were celebrating the birth of a child.
The synagogue was hosting a bris. Parents, perhaps for the first time, were marking the birth of their son just eight days prior — a profound and emotional moment in their collective lives — and a maniac burst in and opened fire.
During a bris.
From The New York Times:
An official in Pittsburgh reported that at least four people were dead and at least 12 people had been shot after a gunman opened fire at a synagogue on Saturday morning.
Erika Strassburger, the city councilwoman for the district that includes the synagogue, the Tree of Life Congregation, said the gunman had surrendered to the police after being barricaded in the building and had been taken to the hospital.
Three police officers were shot but their injuries were not life- threatening, she said.
Asked by reporters about the horrific incident, Donald Trump blamed the victims, not the hate, saying if they had had guns things "maybe nobody would have been killed except him."
President Trump: "This would be a case for if there was an armed guard inside the temple, they would've been able to stop him, maybe there would've been nobody killed except for him" pic.twitter.com/dxf45rGhXr— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 27, 2018
Donald Trump on Pittsburgh shooting at synagogue: “To see this happening again and again and again, it's just a shame.”— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 27, 2018
He's asked if there's anything that can be done: “Look at the violence all over the world. The world is violent. The world is a violent world." pic.twitter.com/lx4HfBmThf
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