Vigil held at Soldiers and Sailors for victims of New Zealand mosque shootings

PITTSBURGH — Members of the community gathered at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland to remember the 51 people killed during the Christchurch mosque shootings earlier this month.

One by one, the name of each life taken in New Zealand's most recent terror attack was read.

Pittsburgh community members filled this auditorium to remember those killed in New Zealand’s most recent mass shooting.

Earlier this month, suspected shooter Brenton Tarrant stormed into two mosques in Christchurch, where he opened gunfire.

Fifty people were killed and 50 others were wounded in the attack.

We all feel the pain and suffering of the souls that were taken from us in the houses of worship," Safdar Khwaja, of CAIR Pittsburgh, said.

The pain – all too familiar for Pittsburghers.

Five months ago, the deadliest attack on the Jewish community happened in our own backyard. A gunman killed 11 worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue and injured several others.

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