{"id":1155,"date":"2023-08-02T15:16:43","modified":"2024-08-16T11:19:02","slug":"fetterman-statement-on-sentence-in-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-case","link":"https:\/\/www.fetterman.senate.gov\/fetterman-statement-on-sentence-in-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Statement on Sentence in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>BRADDOCK, PA &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Wednesday released the following statement after a jury declared the verdict for the shooter who killed eleven people at a Pittsburgh synagogue:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cToday, I am remembering the victims who lost their lives in the Tree of Life massacre \u2014 eleven lives lost because of antisemitism and hate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI hope that today\u2019s sentencing decision is a step toward justice and healing for the families of the victims, the survivors of the attack, and the broader Jewish community in Pittsburgh and across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis was a heinous crime, and I believe that the jury\u2019s decision today is appropriate and just.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false}}