New: FBI fatally shot Colleyville hostage taker, called his actions ‘a hate crime’ and ‘act of terrorism’
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Matthew DeSarno, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Dallas office, said at a news conference Friday that the incident was committed by a terrorist who was targeting the Jewish community.His remarks were a shift in tone from the initial statements he made last weekend, when he said the actions of 44-year-oldAkram took four hostages, including Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, inside the Congregation Beth Israel during a Shabbat service broadcast online.
Authorities are still working to determine how Akram obtained a gun. No explosives were discovered at the scene, DeSarno said. Colleyville police Chief Michael Miller said officials received a tip from someone who had interacted with Akram on a bike trail near the Colleyville Soccer Complex on Pleasant Run Road the day before the standoff. Officers found a mountain bike chained to a fence near the complex and were able to unlock it using a key that Akram had on him, Miller said.
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