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Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty

By Diana Stancy Correll
Published November 1, 2018 4:28pm ET
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Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty
This courtroom sketch depicts Robert Bowers, who was wounded in a gun battle with police as he appeared in a wheelchair at federal court on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Bowers, accused in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, appeared briefly in federal court in a wheelchair and handcuffs Monday to face charges he killed 11 people. | (Dave Klug via AP)

The suspect in last weekend’s synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh pleaded not guilty on Thursday after being charged with 44 counts related to the death of 11 people, according to media reports.

Robert Bowers, who was indicted Wednesday on 44 counts related to the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday, requested a jury trial after pleading not guilty, media reports said.

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