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Gunman kills 11 attending baby naming ceremony in synagogue

A Department of Motor Vehicles ID picture of suspected synagogue shooting gunman Robert Bowers, who was taken into custody after a firefight with police. [Courtesy]

A gunman faces 29 charges of violent crimes after opening fire during a baby-naming ceremony at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, killing 11 people and injuring six in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in recent US history.

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