The oldest victim of a shooting inside a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh was 97, authorities have confirmed.
Two brothers and a married couple were also among the dead.
The 11 victims have been identified and named by the city's chief medical officer.
Their families have been informed. The victims have been named as:
- Joyce Fienberg, 75
- Richard Gottfried, 65
- Rose Mallinger, 97
- Jerry Rabinowitz, 66
- Cecil Rosenthal, 59
- David Rosenthal, 54
- Bernice Simon, 84
- Sylvan Simon, 86
- Daniel Stein, 71
- Melvin Wax, 88
- Irving Younger, 69
Cecil and David Rosenthal were brothers and Bernice and Sylvan were married.
Four police officers were treated for injuries after going into the synagogue to confront the gunman.
One has been discharged, one is due to be, and the other two "need more doing to them" Pennsylvania police confirmed.
Robert Bowers, the suspect, is being treated in hospital for gunshot wounds.
Police officers walk outside the Tree of Life synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh | Image: Matt Rourke/AP/Press Association Images
He has been charged with 29 counts, some of which carry a death penalty if he is found guilty.
According to officials, Bowers expressed hatred of Jews during the rampage and told officers after he was caught that they were committing genocide and he wanted them all to die.
Bowers was charged with 11 counts of criminal homicide, six counts of aggravated assault and 13 counts of ethnic intimidation.
He is said to have been carrying an AR-15 rifle and three handguns when he stormed into the place of worship and opened fire during a baby naming ceremony.
Police respond to a shooting attack near the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh | Image: Pam Panchak/AP/Press Association Images
Calls began coming into police at 10.00am on Saturday, when people inside the synagogue reported "they were being attacked".
Bowers (46) shot one of the first two officers to respond in the hand, and the other was wounded by "shrapnel and broken glass".
The affidavit said a tactical team found Bowers on the third floor of the synagogue, where he shot two other officers.
One of those is critically wounded, but the condition of the fourth is not known.
Mayor Bill Peduto called the attack "the darkest day in Pittsburgh's history".
"Evil anti-semitic attack"
Pittsburgh's central blood bank had queues outside it on Saturday evening while thousands of people jammed an intersection as it drizzled during a vigil for the victims.
Some chanted "vote, vote, vote" during the emotional gathering as they blamed the shooting on the nation's political climate, taking little solace in a planned visit by US President Donald Trump.
Mr Trump addressed the incident on Twitter almost immediately, calling it an "evil Anti-Semitic attack".
All of America is in mourning over the mass murder of Jewish Americans at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. We pray for those who perished and their loved ones, and our hearts go out to the brave police officers who sustained serious injuries...
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2018
...This evil Anti-Semitic attack is an assault on humanity. It will take all of us working together to extract the poison of Anti-Semitism from our world. We must unite to conquer hate.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2018
He called for the death penalty for "crimes like this", as US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said federal prosecutors would seek the death penalty for the Pittsburgh shooting.
A few hours later on his way to address a Future Farmers of America Convention, Mr Trump defended gun laws as he answered questions from journalists.
Mr Trump called the shooting "far more devastating than anyone thought," saying: "It's a terrible thing what's going on with hate in our country."
But he went on to say the outcome might have been different if the synagogue "had some kind of protection".
He suggested an armed guard might be a good idea for all churches and synagogues.
