Texas Rabbi: Captor Grew ‘Increasingly Belligerent’ in Standoff

Texas Rabbi: Captor Grew ‘Increasingly Belligerent’ in Standoff
An aerial view of police standing in front of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 16, 2022. Brandon Wade/AP Photo
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COLLEYVILLE, Texas—A rabbi who was among four people held hostage at a Texas synagogue said Sunday that their armed captor grew “increasingly belligerent and threatening” toward the end of the 10-hour standoff, which ended with an FBI SWAT team rushing into the building and the captor’s death.

Authorities identified the hostage-taker as a 44-year-old British national, Malik Faisal Akram, who was killed Saturday night after the last hostages ran out of Congregation Beth Israel around 9 p.m. The FBI said there was no indication that anyone else was involved.