“Screw Your Optics, I’m Going In” – Did Trump-Hating Gunman Warn Social Media Ahead Of Pittsburgh Attack?
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Sat, 10/27/2018
What we know so far…
At least 8 dead.
Gunman stormed Tree of Life Synagogue at corner of Wilkens and Shady Avenues.
Shooter was injured and cornered on third floor of synagogue
Three cops have been wounded.
Gunman preliminarily identified as Robert Bowers, 46 years old, white male.
He reportedly shouted “all Jews must die” at police as he was being subdued.
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Update (1 pm ET): Live network coverage of Saturday’s shooting has concluded, but updates about the situation are still trickling in as police around the country react to the incident. In New York City, the NYPD is deploying additional officers to Jewish centers and synagogues throughout the city following an active shooter situation at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
Police said there are “multiple casualties” after reports of an active shooter at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh Saturday morning. A suspect is now in custody. Heavy weapons teams, including the officers from the Critical Response Command and the Strategic Response Team, will patrol Jewish houses of worship across the city. The NYPD noted that there is no current threat, according to ABC.
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Update (12:15 pm ET): While police have yet to confirm the identity of the suspect, who was identified at the scene as 46-year-old Robert Bowers, images of a suspected social media account that may belong to Bowers have surfaced, and as one might imagine, they are replete with anti-semitic rhetoric.
While police haven’t confirmed the veracity of the acount, the likelihood of there being two 46-year-old anti-semites from Pittsburgh named Robert Bowers seems like…a stretch.
Shortly before the incident began, a man believed to be the shooter posted “screw your optics, I’m going in” on his gab account, suggesting that he needed to act before a Jewish organization brought in more refugees…
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