Last witness in synagogue massacre trial recalls her 97-year-old mother being killed next to her

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Last witness in synagogue massacre trial recalls her 97-year-old mother being killed next to her
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Prosecutors wrapped up their case against Robert Bowers, and Bowers' attorneys didn't offer a defense, setting the stage for closing arguments to take place Friday.

building with a military-style rifle and other weaponry and opened fire, shooting anyone he could find.

Bowers’ attorneys did not put on a defense after the prosecution rested, setting the stage for closing arguments and jury deliberations on Thursday. Bowers killed 11 worshippers and injured seven others, including five police officers, in the 2018 attack. The 50-year-old truck driver is charged with 63 criminal counts, including hate crimes resulting in death and the obstruction of the free exercise of religion resulting in death.

Wedner called 911 and was on the line when she and her mother were shot. She testified that she checked her mother’s pulse and realized, “I knew she wouldn’t survive.” As SWAT officers entered the chapel, Wedner said, she kissed her fingers and touched them to her dead mother, cried “Mommy,” and stepped over another victim on her way out. She said she was the sole survivor in that section of the synagogue.

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