In Pittsburgh, funerals continued Thursday for three more victims of Saturday’s mass shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue which killed 11 Jewish worshipers. Services were held for husband and wife Sylvan and Bernice Simon, and Richard Gottfried. Robert Bowers pleaded not guilty Thursday. Bowers is charged with 44 counts—including murder and hate crimes—over 30 of which could be subject to the death penalty. Bowers is accused of what has been described as the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.
Meanwhile, a fundraising campaign launched by two Muslim American groups in the aftermath of the mass shooting has raised over $220,000. The funds are helping families of the victims pay for their funerals.