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Texas hostage situation: All hostages 'alive and safe,' Greg Abbott tweets after hours-long ordeal


Three remaining hostages at a Texas synagogue were "out alive and safe," ending an ordeal that began hours earlier, according to a Twitter message late Saturday from Gov. Greg Abbott.

 

"Prayers answered," Abbott wrote. "All hostages are out alive and safe."

 

 

 

Not long before the governor's message, a loud bang and the sound of gunfire were heard at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, near Fort Worth, as authorities worked to free the hostages, The Associated Press reported.

 

"The subject is deceased," Colleyville police Chief Michael Miller told reporters at a news conference around 11:20 p.m. ET. The identity of the hostage taker was not being immediately released.

 

 

 

Miller said authorities didn't yet know why the suspect selected Congregation Beth Israel for the crime.

 

The FBI said the suspect was focused on a single issue not directly related to the Jewish community, The Associated Press reported.

 

Police vehicles are seen in Colleyville, Texas, Jan. 15, 2022, as authorities responded to reports of a man with a gun holding hostages at a synagogue.  (Getty Images)


 

 

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