A week of American violence continued into Saturday morning with an active shooter situation at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania leaving at least seven individuals dead.
According to a local CBS News affiliate, at least seven individuals have been killed in the shooting, and at least three law enforcement officers have been shot.
More from CBS:
At least seven people have been confirmed dead in a Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, and two police officers have been shot. The shooter is confined in the third floor of the synagogue https://t.co/rldHevHSsX pic.twitter.com/ltZqCMjYU6
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— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 27, 2018
More recent reporting indicates that the shooter is now in custody, but the situation is still fluid.
Donald Trump issued a response via Twitter a short time ago, saying he is “watching the events unfolding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania” and that it “looks like multiple fatalities.”
Watching the events unfolding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Law enforcement on the scene. People in Squirrel Hill area should remain sheltered. Looks like multiple fatalities. Beware of active shooter. God Bless All!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2018
A week of terrorism continues
This tragic act of gun violence at a place of worship caps off what has so far been a week full of terrorism.
First, it was politically-driven violence with high-profile Democrats and members of the media being sent pipe bombs by a loyal Trump supporter.
Now, on the Jewish Sabbath, an act of religiously-driven violence has struck a synagogue near Pittsburgh, leaving at least seven Americans dead.
The American people are sick of seeing this type of imagery plastered on their television screens. But as long as Donald Trump keeps throwing gasoline on America’s political, racial and religious divisions, these acts of violence are only more likely to take place.
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Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.
