Reporters at scene of hostage crisis hear ‘loud bang’ The hostage rescue team breached the synagogue at around 9 p.m., Colleyville Police Chief Mike Miller says.Īll of the hostages were adults, he adds.Īrea residents who were evacuated from the neighborhood are still not allowed to return home, since the area is an active crime scene, a police representative told The Times of Israel. Over 200 law enforcement officers were involved in the hostage situation throughout the day, including a special hostage rescue team of 60 to 70 members who flew in from Washington, DC. “We obviously are investigating, and will continue to investigate,” he says, noting that the area remains an active crime scene. “I do not have any information right now that indicates that this is part of any kind of ongoing threat,” says Matthew Desarno, the special agent in charge of FBI Dallas during a briefing with reporters at a press staging area a quarter of a mile from the synagogue. She is currently serving an 86-year sentence at Carswell Air Force Base near Fort Worth, Texas, some 15 miles southwest of Colleyville.ĪBC, citing a source at the scene, said the suspect was demanding Siddiqui’s release.ĬOLLEYVILLE, Texas - After the hostage situation concluded with the release of all four people who were held at Congregation Beth Israel, a representative for the FBI says there is no ongoing threat. Siddiqui was convicted in 2010 by a New York City federal court of attempting to kill US military personnel. On a livestream of the first several hours of the hostage situation that was broadcast on Facebook Live, the suspect could be heard referencing Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani national known as the “Lady al-Qaeda.”
Matthew Desarno, the special agent in charge of FBI Dallas says the suspect’s demands were “specifically focused on one issue,” without elaborating. Now, we must work together to protect our communities and simultaneously heed God’s call to build a world of safety, equity, and love.”įBI Special Agent In Charge Matthew DeSarno speaks at a news conference near the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue on Januin Colleyville, Texas (Brandon Bell / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)ĬOLLEYVILLE, Texas - The now deceased gunman who took four worshipers hostage at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas “was singularly focused on one issue, and it was not specifically related to the Jewish community,” an FBI representative tells reporters at the scene. Our diversity makes us strong and can keep us safe. “Thank you to everyone who has stood in support and solidarity with the Jewish community on this difficult day, including our wonderful interfaith partners. The URJ highlights the interfaith work done by its communities.
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“We extend our deepest thanks and gratitude to law enforcement for their work to free the hostages and ensure they will be returning home to their families,” the organization says. The day began in prayer for Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and his congregation and now it has ended with prayers of gratitude to God and to all who helped liberate the hostages,” the statement reads. “We are relieved to learn the hostages are free and safe.
The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) thanks law enforcement for their work to rescue the hostages at Congregation Beth Israel in the Texan city of Colleyville - a synagogue in the Reform stream of Judaism. SWAT team members deploy near the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Janu(Andy JACOBSOHN / AFP)
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