Jurors in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial spent Wednesday morning hearing about the laborious, unglamorous and repetitive nature of evidence collection. Andrea Dammann, a recently retired FBI agent, described the nine-day process — beginning Oct. 27, 2018 — of observing, photographing and documenting shell casings, weapons and personal effects located both inside and near the Tree of Life building. Dammann, a 30-year FBI veteran, testified that she received a call at approximately 10:38 a.m. on Oct. 27, 2018, that a shooting had occurred at a Pittsburgh synagogue. She initially headed toward the FBI’s evidence response team office, located on the South Side, before being redirected to the Tree of Life building. After arriving at 11:25 a.m., she was told that Pittsburgh Police had secured the crime scene, taken the defendant into custody, cleared the building to ensure no one else was hidden and that no other dangers were on site.

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