Pittsburgh synagogue gunman charged with 29 criminal counts

A Pennsylvania gunman alleged to have killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh Saturday has been charged with 29 counts of violence and firearms offenses, according to U.S. federal prosecutors.

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The charges against Robert Bowers, 46, include 11 counts of using a firearm to commit murder and multiple counts of two hate crimes: obstruction of exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death and obstruction of exercise of religious beliefs resulting in bodily injury to a public safety officer.

"The crimes of violence are based upon the federal civil rights laws prohibiting hate crimes," the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Western District of Pennsylvania said in a statement.

It is unknown yet if Bowers has an attorney.

The FBI in Pittsburgh is leading the investigation, the statement added.