All four hostages have been released safely from a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas after a 10-hour standoff. The man responsible is dead, according to law enforcement.
in Dallas-Fort Worth following a more than 10-hour standoff, and the man responsible is dead, according to local and federal law enforcement.
Around 9 p.m., the FBI’s hostage rescue team breached the synagogue and rescued the hostages, Colleyville Police Chief Michael C. Miller said. Three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the situation said the man told authorities he wanted thefrom federal prison. They also said the hostage taker had the rabbi in Colleyville call a rabbi in New York City to say he was being held hostage and that the man wanted his “sister” Siddiqui freed.
John Floyd, board chair of CAIR Houston and longtime legal counsel for Siddiqui’s brother, said in a statement that his client is not responsible for the situation, is not near Dallas-Fort Worth and that hostage taker has nothing to do with Siddiqui. DeSarno, the FBI special agent in charge, said hostage negotiators had contact for long periods of time with the man, and credited their work, as well as that of the nearly 200 state, federal and local law enforcement officers, with the resolution.
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