It wasn’t clear why the attacker chose the synagogue. But DeSarno said the agency’s investigation “will have global reach.” Moments later, several rounds of gunfire can be heard, followed by the sound of an explosion.įBI and police spokeswomen declined to answer questions about who shot the man.ĭeSarno said the hostage taker was specifically focused on an issue not directly connected to the Jewish community, and there was no immediate indication that the man was part of any broader plan. Video shows people running out a door of the synagogue, and then a man holding a gun opening the same door just seconds later, before he turns around and closes the door. The hostage taker was killed and FBI Special Agent in Charge Matt DeSarno said a team would investigate “the shooting incident.” when an FBI SWAT team entered the building, authorities said. One hostage held Saturday at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville was released during the standoff three others got out about 9 p.m. (AP) - Four hostages are safe and their captor is dead after an hours-long standoff that began when the man took over services at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting on a livestream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill U.S.
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