JUST IN: Jury deliberations have begun in the trial of the man accused of shooting and killing 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in 2018
[Breaking news update, 2:35 p.m. ET] The jury of 12 began deliberating Thursday after hearing more than two weeks of testimony that included 60 prosecution witnesses. Robert Bowers, 50, has pleaded not guilty to 63 charges, including obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death and hate crimes resulting in death. If convicted on the most serious charges, he could face the death penalty. [Previously published story, 2:25 p.m.
The final witness was a woman who was shot in the arm and survived the shooting by playing dead next to her dying 97-year-old mother. In emotional testimony, Andrea Wedner described the moment she said goodbye to her mother Rose Mallinger. “I kissed my fingers and I touched my fingers to her skin. I cried out mommy,” she said. The defense did not cross-examine most witnesses and did not call any witnesses.
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