FILE – This undated Pennsylvania Department of Transportation photo shows Robert Bowers. Federal prosecutors announced in August they would seek the death penalty for Bowers who is charged with killing 11 people inside the tree of Life synagogue. Bowers had offered to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence. (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation via AP, File)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A prosecutor has urged jurors to find the gunman behind the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history eligible for the death penalty. Prosecutor Soo Song said Wednesday that Robert Bowers intentionally planned the attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 and preyed on vulnerable victims as they began Sabbath worship. But Bowers’ lawyer argued that he was overtaken by a “delusional belief system.” Bowers was convicted last month in the attack in the Tree of Life synagogue that claimed 11 lives. The jury began deliberating Wednesday and will resume Thursday. If it determines Bowers to be eligible, the jury will next hear evidence before deciding whether to impose the death penalty. If jurors determine he is not eligible, Bowers will receive a life sentence without parole.