FBI negotiators soon opened contact with the man, who said he wanted to speak to a woman held in a federal prison. The Colleyville Police Department said it first responded to the synagogue with SWAT teams in response to emergency calls beginning at about 10:41 am during the Shabbat service, which was being broadcast online. All four people taken hostage inside the synagogue during a morning service were safe Saturday night after an hours-long standoff, authorities say. The FBI declined to confirm the cause of his death, saying it was still under investigation.Ĭolleyville police Chief Michael Miller addresses reporters in a nearby parking lot after the conclusion of a SWAT operation at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue on Jan 15, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas. The FBI said they have confirmed the identity of the gunman but said they would not yet disclose it. All hostages are out alive and safe," Abbott said on Twitter. Local reporters said they heard the sound of explosions, possibly flashbangs, and the sound of gunfire shortly before Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the crisis was over.ĪLSO READ: FedEx shooting: Gunman 'had been detained for mental illness' One hostage was released unharmed six hours later. The gunman had initially taken four people hostage, including the rabbi, at the Congregation Beth Israel, officials said. The gunman had initially taken four people hostage, including the rabbi, at the Congregation Beth Israel, officials said
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(ELIA VERDE / THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS VIA AP)ĬOLLEYVILLE, Texas - An FBI Hostage Rescue Team stormed a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Saturday night to free three remaining hostages of a gunman who had disrupted a religious service and began a standoff with police more than 10 hours earlier.Īll the hostages were safely released on Saturday night and the gunman was dead, Colleyville Police Chief Michael Miller said at a news conference.
Police said the man was not hurt and would be reunited with his family. Shortly after 5 pm, local time, authorities escort a hostage out of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, Jan 15, 2022.
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