Eight killed in US synagogue shooting

NEW YORK, Oct 27 (APP):Eight people are reportedly dead and more wounded after a gunman opened fire at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
Police spokesman Chris Togneri said a suspect is in custody, adding there are “multiple casualties inside the synagogue,” in the Squirrel Hill area, according to American media reports.
Squirrel Hill is considered a Jewish enclave in the city of Pittsburgh, and is home to around a third of all Jewish residents in the city.
Local CBS-TV affiliate KDKA reported that eight people were dead and others wounded, including police officers who exchanged gunfire with the gunman.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, a Democrat, wrote on Twitter that he was heading to the synagogue in Squirrel Hill, adding state police were assisting local law enforcement
US President Donald Trump tweeted that he was monitoring the situation and urged residents in Squirrel Hill to remain sheltered in place.
Police sources told KDKA-TV that the suspected shooter made an anti-Jewish remark upon beginning the attack, as he entered the building and opened fire.
CNN reported that investigators were looking at a suspicious package on the first floor of the religious center.