Pittsburgh synagogue shooter was fringe figure in online world of white supremacist rage

Gunman who murdered 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue held the belief that Jews ‘were committing a genocide to his people’

After he was taken into custody, the gunman who allegedly murdered 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue told a law enforcement officer his motive: he believed Jews “were committing a genocide to his people”.

The “genocide” comment, described in the criminal complaint against Robert Bowers, mirrors the online trail of white supremacist comments posted by a “Robert Bowers” on Gab, a social network popular with extremists.

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