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Jewish doctor who treated Pittsburgh shooting suspect says 'My job isn't to judge him'

Dr Jeff Cohen, the president of Pittsburgh's Allegheny General Hospital, praises 'hero' Jewish colleagues

October 30, 2018 09:57
In the wake of the shooting, Dr Jeff Cohen was interviewed by Channel 4 News
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Robert Bowers, the suspected perpetrator of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting was treated in hospital by a number of Jewish doctors and medical staff.

Dr Jeff Cohen, the president of the Allegheny General Hospital , where Mr Bowers underwent surgery after being wounded in a shootout with police, insisted: "My job isn't to judge him".

In the wake of the deadly shooting, in which 11 congregants were murdered on Saturday, Dr Cohen gave an interview to Channel 4’s Jon Snow.

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