Article 6C6R9 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting survivor says her mother was killed by her side

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting survivor says her mother was killed by her side

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Andrea Wedner was last witness as prosecutors wrap up case against shooter who opened fire at Tree of Life synagogue in 2018

A survivor of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre said Wednesday that she saw her right arm get shot by a gunman and cried Mommy" after her 97-year-old mother was shot and killed by her side in the nation's deadliest attack on Jewish people.

Andrea Wedner was the government's last witness as prosecutors wrapped up their case against Robert Bowers, who burst into the Tree of Life synagogue building with a military-style rifle and other weaponry and opened fire, shooting anyone he could find.

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