A spokesperson for Meta Platforms Inc., the corporate successor to Facebook Inc., later confirmed that Facebook had removed the video.Īkram used his phone during the course of negotiations to communicate with people other than law enforcement, according to a law enforcement official who was not authorisd to discuss an ongoing investigation by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. I don't want to see this guy dead." Moments later, the feed cut out. Shortly before 2 p.m., the man said, "You got to do something. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that an angry man could be heard ranting and talking about religion at times during the livestream, which didn't show what was happening inside the synagogue. Saturday's services were being livestreamed on the synagogue's Facebook page for a time.
Michael Finfer, the president of the congregation, said in a statement "there was a one in a million chance that the gunman picked our congregation".Īuthorities have declined to say who shot Akram, saying it was still under investigation.Īuthorities said police were first called to the synagogue around 11am and people were evacuated from the surrounding neighborhood soon afterward.
It wasn't clear why Akram chose the synagogue, though the prison where Saddiqui is serving her sentence is in Fort Worth. authorities about the incident.įBI Special Agent in Charge Matt DeSarno said the hostage-taker was specifically focused on an issue not directly connected to the Jewish community. London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement that its counter-terrorism police were liaising with U.S. "The attorney general is focused and making sure that we deal with these kinds of acts." "Rest assured, we are focused," Biden said. Moments later, several shots and then an explosion could be heard. Video from Dallas TV station WFAA showed people running out a door of the synagogue, and then a man holding a gun opening the same door just seconds later before he turned around and closed it. Kennedy International Airport in New York about two weeks ago, a law enforcement official said. Speaking to reporters in Philadelphia on Sunday, Biden said Akram allegedly purchased a weapon on the streets.įederal investigators believe Akram purchased the handgun used in the hostage taking in a private sale, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
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