Alleged Tree of Life shooter to have 2-phase sentencing, judge decides
Robert G. Bowers
A judge ruled Monday to have a two-phase sentencing for Robert Bowers if he is convicted in the 2018 mass shooting that killed 11 worshippers at Squirrel Hill’s Tree of Life synagogue.
U.S. District Judge Robert Colville ruled that the phased timeline will act as a guide through the sentencing process, which will require that the jury hear victim-impact statements after hearing evidence on why Bowers is eligible for the death penalty.
Jury selection for Bowers’ case is expected to begin April 24.
He is facing more than 60 federal charges from the attack, which also injured 27, including 12 law enforcement officers. Bowers is being held without bond in Butler County Prison.
