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Bowers' Attorneys Still Want Death Penalty Dropped In Exchange For Guilty Plea

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The case against accused Tree of Life Synagogue gunman Robert Bowers was back in court this morning for a status hearing.

Bowers, 46, is facing federal hate crime charges in the Oct. 27 shooting at the synagogue in Squirrel Hill that killed 11 people and left several more injured.

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Robert Bowers is accused of killing 11 Jewish congregants as they prayed at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history in 2018. (Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation)

During the hearing, the prosecution and defense agreed to hold another status hearing on Aug. 5.

They also scheduled pre-trial motions for Aug. 15.

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Bowers' defense attorneys also still want to enter a guilty plea, in exchange for the prosecution dropping the death penalty.

In January, federal investigators filed additional hate crimes and weapons charges against Bowers.

Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.

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