Texas standoff: ‘We escaped. We weren't released or freed,’ says rabbi
The Hindu
The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took hostages during livestreamed services said Monday, that he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others.
The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a during livestreamed services said Monday that he threw a before escaping with two others after an hourslong standoff, crediting past security training for getting himself and his congregants out safely.
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker told CBS Mornings that he let the gunman inside the suburban Fort Worth synagogue on Saturday, January 15, 2022, because he appeared to need shelter. He said the man was not threatening or suspicious at first. Later, he heard a gun click as he was praying.
Another man held hostage, Jeffrey R. Cohen, described the ordeal on Facebook on Monday.