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Atleast 10 people died and six left injured after a gunman opened fire during a baby naming ceremony Saturday morning at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighbourhood. The six injured includes four police officers, according to officials.

The synagogue is located about 10 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh in a neighbourhood that is the hub of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community.

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A visibly moved Wendell Hissrich, Pittsburgh’s Public Safety Director called it “a very horrific crime scene” and said it is one of the worst he has seen, including some plane crashes.

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City officials have identified the shooter, now in custody, as Robert Bowers, adding that he is in his 40s. They say that the shooting is being investigated as a hate crime.

“It’s a ’terrible thing what’s going on with hate in our country,” Trump told reporters at Andrews Air Force Base before travelling to Indianapolis.