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This undated photo provided by Barry Werber shows Melvin Wax. Wax was killed when a gunman opened fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Courtesy of Barry Werber via AP)

Correction: Shooting-Synagogue-Victims story

By CLAUDIA LAUER and JENNIFER PELTZ and MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

Personnel from Chesed Shel Emes Emergency Services and Recovery Unit gather near the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Robert Bowers, the suspect in the mass shooting at the synagogue, expressed hatred of Jews during the rampage and told officers afterward that Jews were committing genocide and he wanted them all to die, according to charging documents made public Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

‘In one day’ safety of longtime Jewish enclave shattered

By MATT SEDENSKY and MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2017, file photo, Rabbi Joshua Bolton of the University of Pennsylvania's Hillel center surveys damaged headstones at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Philadelphia. The shooting rampage that killed more than 10 people at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, is being decried as the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. Yet the carnage, however unprecedented, is not an aberration: Year after year, decade after decade, anti-Semitism proves to be among the most entrenched and pervasive forms of hatred and bigotry in the United States. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)

Anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise even before shooting

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner (30) acknowledges fans as he leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Pittsburgh. v(AP Photo/Don Wright)

Strong as steel: Amid heartbreak, Steelers rout Browns

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

A group holds a sign at the intersection of Murray Ave. and Forbes Ave. in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, during a memorial vigil for the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue where a shooter opened fire, killing multiple people and wounding others, including several police officers, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Americans crave unity amid violence, anger

By CLAIRE GALOFARO and MARGERY A. BECK - Associated Press

With a &quot;Let's Pray For America&quot; bumper sticker in the foreground, on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, a woman walks into a mall in Bloomingdale, Ill. that's housing a polling place for early voters. As Americans head to the polls for this midterm election, they are very polarized by issues from immigration and Supreme Court nominees to gun control. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

Enough is enough: Fed-up Americans crave unity amid violence

By CLAIRE GALOFARO and MARGERY A. BECK - Associated Press

Maine governor orders flags to half-staff; vigil planned

Associated Press

Gideon Murphy places a flower at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Robert Bowers, the suspect in Saturday's mass shooting at the synagogue, expressed hatred of Jews during the rampage and told officers afterward that Jews were committing genocide and he wanted them all to die, according to charging documents made public Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

First Person: A mass murder in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood

By DAVID MICHAEL SLATER - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) celebrates with running back James Conner (30) after catching a pass for a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns in the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Steelers bring comfort to city following synagogue tragedy

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Holding candles, a group of girls wait for the start of a memorial vigil at the intersection of Murray Ave. and Forbes Ave. in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, for the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue where a shooter opened fire, killing multiple people and wounding others, including sevearl police officers, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Correction: Shooting-Synagogue-Victims story

By CLAUDIA LAUER and JENNIFER PELTZ and MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

Personnel from Chesed Shel Emes Emergency Services and Recovery Unit gather near the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Robert Bowers, the suspect in the mass shooting at the synagogue, expressed hatred of Jews during the rampage and told officers afterward that Jews were committing genocide and he wanted them all to die, according to charging documents made public Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Synagogue attack shatters safety of longtime Jewish enclave

By MATT SEDENSKY and MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

The Tree of Life Congregation where a deadly shooting took place on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh. A shooter opened fire at the synagogue, killing multiple people in one of the deadliest attacks on Jews in U.S. history. (Andrew Stein/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Correction: Shooting-Synagogue-The Latest story

Associated Press

This image shows a portion of an archived webpage from the social media website Gab, with a Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 posting by Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect Robert Bowers. HIAS, mentioned in the posting, is a Maryland-based nonprofit group that helps refugees around the world find safety and freedom. (AP Photo)

Robert Gregory Bowers, Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect, accused Jews of ‘committing genocide’

By Mark Scolforo and Allen G. Breed and Claudia Lauer - Associated Press

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes looks to throw a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

NFL Today, Week 8

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

NYC mayor, faith leaders condemn synagogue mass shooting

Associated Press

Isabel Kinnane Smith of Allderdice is comforted by Lesley Britton, a math teacher at the school, at a vigil blocks from where an active shooter shot multiple people at Tree of Life Congregation synagogue on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh. (Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

‘I’m barely breathing’: Synagogue survivor recounts terror

By MARYCLAIRE DALE and CLAUDIA LAUER and ALLEN G. BREED - Associated Press

Polikce respond to an active shooter situation at the Tree of Life synagogue on Wildins Avenue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa., on Saturday, October 27, 2018. (Pam Panchak/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Shooting, mass casualties reported at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Polikce respond to an active shooter situation at the Tree of Life synagogue on Wildins Avenue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa., on Saturday, October 27, 2018. (Pam Panchak/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Pittsburgh synagogue massacre leaves 11 dead, 6 wounded

By MARK SCOLFORO and MARK GILLISPIE - Associated Press

First responders surround the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

The Latest: Trump orders flags be flown at half-staff

Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue as he arrives at Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, to travel to Indianapolis to speak at the 91st Annual Future Farmers of America Convention and Expo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump says armed guard could have prevented Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times