Bowers, who was also injured in the shooting, reportedly told police that “all these Jews need to die,” and posted anti-Semitic comments on Gab, a site that vehemently defends free speech, and frequented by the alt-right. Just before the shooting, Bowers posted a comment on his purported account, referencing the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HAIS) and said, “I can’t sit by an watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics. I’m going in.”