All 11 synagogue victims identified

All 11 synagogue victims identified

They ranged in age from 54 to 97, said Karl Williams, the county medical examiner. They included two brothers and one married couple.

Robert Jones of the FBI addresses members of the media during a press conference in Pittsburgh, after 11 people were shot and 6 injured during a shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighbourhood of Pittsburgh. (AFP pic)
PITTSBURGH:
All 11 victims of the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh have been identified and their families notified, authorities said Sunday.

“After difficult work by the medical examiner’s office, all 11 victims were positively identified and next of kin notifications took place,” Robert Jones, the FBI agent in charge of the investigation, said at an early-morning press briefing.

They ranged in age from 54 to 97, said Karl Williams, the county medical examiner. They included two brothers and one married couple.

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