FILE – A Star of David hangs from a fence outside the dormant landmark Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, Apr. 19, 2023. Robert Bowers. Bowers, the gunman who massacred 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, has a “very serious mental health history” from childhood and a “markedly abnormal” brain, a defense expert testified Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in the penalty phase of the Bowers’ trial. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A psychologist says the man who gunned down 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue thought he deserved medals and a parade for perpetrating the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack. Dr. Richard Rogers called Robert Bowers “blatantly psychotic.” Rogers evaluated Bowers for nearly 20 hours over four days last year. He testified Thursday in the penalty phase of Bowers’ trial. Jurors are deciding whether Bowers should be sentenced to death or to life in prison. The same jury convicted Bowers in the attack earlier this month.