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‘Multiple Casualties’ Reported at Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, Police Say

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Police officers near the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh on Saturday.CreditCreditPam Panchak/Post-Gazette
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The police in Pittsburgh reported “multiple casualties” after responding to a report of an active shooter at a synagogue, a police commander said.

The commander, Jason Lando, told CNN that “right now we have multiple casualties, we’re working the situation.”

Erika Strassburger, the city councilwoman for the district where the synagogue, the Tree of Life Congregation, is, said that “two police officers are down.”

It was not immediately clear how many other people had been shot.

It was unclear whether or not the gunman had been found.

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Ben Opie, 55, who can see the synagogue from his backyard, said his wife was about to leave the house on Saturday morning to do some volunteer work when SWAT officers approached their home and said there was an active shooter in the synagogue.

“They chased my wife inside,” he said. “They just said get in the house.”

Justin Matase was returning home around 10:30 a.m. when he saw more than 30 police cars along Shady Avenue and Wilkins Avenue, he said. Mr. Matase said he lives fewer than 1,000 feet away from the synagogue.

Mr. Matase said the neighborhood is predominantly Jewish, and while he is not part of the congregation, he has many friends who are.

 

Christina Caron and Mihir Zaveri contributed reporting.

 

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This is a conservative Synagogue. It is very unfortunate because the Israeli State does not see these people as Jews. A white supremacist will not know this.  six months ago the Israel state deported an African man back to Africa because he was a conservative Jew convert.

Prashad
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Chief posted:

Trump says every Church need an armed guard because if This Synagogue had an armed guard only the terrorist would have been killed.

 

If guns are killing people, is it really logical to provide more guns, or is it better to find ways to reduce or restrict them ?

Regarding the mental state of some people in the US, only a dumb ass leader will think more guns will save lives. Try getting some  parishioners  to agree to an armed guard at their church. 

During the last Canada Day celebration in our park, an armed intimidating RCMP officer with an automatic rifle across his chest, was in the park  for the first time. So many people protested  against it, that the police is rethinking their security plans for next year.

Tola
Demerara_Guy posted:

Another unfortunate and unacceptable situation.

D_G starting to sound like the great Donald Trump.   Next time he will come and say I feel your pain. Vote for me.   

FM
Chief posted:

Hope it's not a brother.

No. When you hear a black man killed large numbers its because someone in the group got him angry.

Killing strangers is a white MAGA man thing.   I guess baseman will go in hiding as he usually does when the MAGA freaks behave badly.

FM
Demerara_Guy posted:

Another unfortunate and unacceptable situation.

He also says that daycare helpers also need to be packing guns.  He will blame the "stupid kids" if one of them gets a gun and thinks that its a toy.

FM
caribny posted:
Chief posted:

Hope it's not a brother.

No. When you hear a black man killed large numbers its because someone in the group got him angry.

Killing strangers is a white MAGA man thing.   I guess baseman will go in hiding as he usually does when the MAGA freaks behave badly.

I think he meant a jihadi brother!  

True, blacks don’t do this type of thing here, only in Guyana! 

This guy is very anti trump.  He feels trump has too many Jews in his administration.  

FM
ronan posted:
Baseman posted:

This guy is very anti trump.  He feels trump has too many Jews in his administration.  

so he is pro what?

got to be pro something

He’s an extremist!   He hates everyone!  Jews just happened to be there.  If was a mosque or Hindu temple, it might be them. 

FM
Baseman posted:
ronan posted:
Baseman posted:

This guy is very anti trump.  He feels trump has too many Jews in his administration.  

so he is pro what?

got to be pro something

He’s an extremist!   He hates everyone!  Jews just happened to be there.  If was a mosque or Hindu temple, it might be them. 

you need better aim

he is a 'white' nationalist, particularly incensed over the brown 'immigration' crisis . . . as per usual, they blame "Jews"

Trump invested bigly in feeding raw meat to these fringe types . . .

this is a cautionary tale on mad consequences of this kind of appalling rhetoric, especially from the leader of the free world

FM
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ronan posted:
Baseman posted:
ronan posted:
Baseman posted:

This guy is very anti trump.  He feels trump has too many Jews in his administration.  

so he is pro what?

got to be pro something

He’s an extremist!   He hates everyone!  Jews just happened to be there.  If was a mosque or Hindu temple, it might be them. 

you need better aim

he is a 'white' nationalist, particularly incensed over the brown 'immigration' crisis . . . as per usual, they blame "Jews"

Trump invested bigly in feeding raw meat to these fringe types . . .

this is a cautionary tale on mad consequences of this kind of appalling rhetoric, especially from the leader of the free world

I made a comment few weeks ago, the liberals encouraging these caravans and trying to overthrow Trump by creating unnecessary crisis will trigger reactions from the nut cases and fringe.  

These elitist liberals need to focus on their message and win the vote, not harass Trump and try to score points.  

FM
Baseman posted:
ronan posted:
Baseman posted:
ronan posted:
Baseman posted:

This guy is very anti trump.  He feels trump has too many Jews in his administration.  

so he is pro what?

got to be pro something

He’s an extremist!   He hates everyone!  Jews just happened to be there.  If was a mosque or Hindu temple, it might be them. 

you need better aim

he is a 'white' nationalist, particularly incensed over the brown 'immigration' crisis . . . as per usual, they blame "Jews"

Trump invested bigly in feeding raw meat to these fringe types . . .

this is a cautionary tale on mad consequences of this kind of appalling rhetoric, especially from the leader of the free world

. . . the liberals encouraging these caravans and trying to overthrow Trump

wtf does that mean? . . . we live in America, arite

this is the kind of shyte i am talking about

FM

The White Anglo Saxon Protestant country got all confused and messed up. 

It is not the time as yet for the lion to lie with the lamb-can't stop ppl from trying with the hope that ppl doan have differences.

When will attitudes become important in ppl lives?

S
seignet posted:

The White Anglo Saxon Protestant country got all confused and messed up. 

It is not the time as yet for the lion to lie with the lamb-can't stop ppl from trying with the hope that ppl doan have differences.

When will attitudes become important in ppl lives?

Since a large number of people elect leaders in a country. Proper leadership might be one way to influence and change attitudes, for people to accept others as they are.

Copycatting is for real and no country is safe from an attack. As nuclear agreements are degraded, this threat is getting larger.    

Tola
Tola posted:
seignet posted:

The White Anglo Saxon Protestant country got all confused and messed up. 

It is not the time as yet for the lion to lie with the lamb-can't stop ppl from trying with the hope that ppl doan have differences.

When will attitudes become important in ppl lives?

Copycatting is for real and no country is safe from an attack. As nuclear agreements are degraded, this threat is getting larger.    

Tell us, what does a nuke deal have to do with shootings in America?  Also, me remember nuff nuff shooting up pre-Trump, no!!!

FM

Sad when you live in the one of the best countries in the world but get killed at your place of worship. A lot of Jewish people work out at my gym and it was so solemn yesterday, they are torn apart with this incident.

It’s been one of the most horrible weeks with the pipe bombs and now this.  We are a rich country but how ‘humane’ is our society?

alena06

You also had 2 Afro Americans killed by white dude last week...he told a white bystander whom I think took out a gun to shoot him "whites don't kill whites"

MAGA

"lock her up"

"rapists and killers"

"media is enemy of the people"

"body slam reporter"

 

FM

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