Mayor Bill Peduto: Social media carries the city

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Editor|October 30, 2018

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PITTSBURGH – Following the murder of 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto took to Twitter to console the entire community.

A timeline of posts to Twitter from Peduto are listed below, starting with his first about the incident. The posts are listed oldest to newest, starting with the first tweet on Saturday.

Actor is in custody. Multiple casualties. Three Officers have been shot. Area is NOT secure. All residents required to stay inside their homes until further notice.

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 27, 2018

A hotline has been established for victim family members 412-432-4400 – a center has been set at Chatham University – 106 Berry Street. Multiple fatalities, 6 wounded including 4 Officers. FBI in charge, due to nature of hate crime.

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 27, 2018

Just left a meeting with leaders of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community. I let them know of the outpouring of love & support from across our city, our nation & our world. https://t.co/fcWe7xLj9K

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 27, 2018

Please join us. https://t.co/IXoEgGzR1D

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 27, 2018

#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/PdO4z8ULS8

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 27, 2018

Stronger than Hate. #Pittsburgh pic.twitter.com/Nt36vQUXQc

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 27, 2018

Pittsburgh City-County Building. Mourning for the victims & the families/friends. Mourning for our Jewish community. Mourning for our city. Pittsburgh. #StrongerThanHate pic.twitter.com/jZluW6A9za

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 28, 2018

Pittsburgh. #StrongerThanHate https://t.co/BMFyxKhNpC

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 28, 2018

Opinion | A Massacre in the Heart of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood – The New York Times – Pittsburgh #StrongerThanHate https://t.co/gsLFiKZDvy

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 28, 2018

Please join us. Pittsburgh. #StrongerThanHate https://t.co/27jrD8lhYR

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 28, 2018

How to talk to your kids about the mass shooting in Pittsburgh – https://t.co/nRaMlPtkzN

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 28, 2018

Pittsburgh. One Community. pic.twitter.com/ADB0oNbKVM

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 28, 2018

We are Pittsburgh. We are one. #StrongerThanHate pic.twitter.com/g5I29T5smC

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 28, 2018

From Pittsburgh’s ⁦@burtonmorrisart⁩ – love for our Jewish community. #StrongerThanHate pic.twitter.com/2ThzjUt90K

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 29, 2018

Pittsburgh and Paris, indeed. https://t.co/dZVknZdtTz

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 29, 2018

These are the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting https://t.co/98hRepO5JB

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 29, 2018

We are all Stronger than Hate. https://t.co/VdiylXVZI1

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 29, 2018

Beautiful. True. Pittsburgh. https://t.co/OymdNEusK6

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 29, 2018

Tree of Life Synagogue Victims https://t.co/xiWfjQxuUw created by an Iranian refugee graduate student in DC, campaign has raised nearly $700,000 through kindness.

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 29, 2018

Pittsburgh City Hall. pic.twitter.com/7equdfTaxj

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 29, 2018

Updated print. pic.twitter.com/yuJiNeIMHy

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 29, 2018

“My heart goes rushing through those open doors”. https://t.co/6Gih93niwJ

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 30, 2018

Tomorrow we begin the funerals for our 11 neighbors who were stolen from us. Tomorrow we continue to mourn their loss. We continue to help their families & those that were wounded. We reach out to our Jewish community to share love, compassion & empathy. We are #StrongerThanHate

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 30, 2018

Thank you, Pittsburgh. We will take care of our residents that are hurting, first. We will take care of our Jewish neighbors & show both love & compassion. We will reach out to all who are marginalized or being attacked & let them know, you are welcome here. #StrongerThanHate https://t.co/dRwr8RsqAI

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) October 31, 2018