Pittsburgh police are investigating a hoax bomb threat that was made Tuesday to the Tree of Life synagogue, which was the scene of a hate-fueled attack in 2018 that left 11 people dead, a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police did not disclose exact details of the emailed threat Tuesday, but a city police spokesperson said that it was \u201ca hoax in line with other similar threats against synagogues around the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The emailed threat received late Tuesday morning “was very quickly determined to be a hoax,” said the spokesperson, Cara Cruz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robert Bowers opened fire at the synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018, kill<\/a>ing\u2002<\/a>11 people<\/a> and wounding seven others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A jury f<\/a>o<\/a>und him\u2002<\/a>guilty<\/a> in June 2023 on 63 counts, which included hate crimes, and he has been sentenced to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Authorities made no connection between the 2018 mass shooting and Tuesday’s hoax bomb threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Anti-Defamation League said in April<\/a> that bomb threats to Jewish institutions in the U.S. increased “dramatically” last year compared to 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n