Suspect apparently wanted Siddiqui released “There may be some loud noises” but “there is no need for concern,” police said. Those residents were allowed to return to their homes early Sunday, the Colleyville Police Department tweeted, but it warned that FBI bomb techs were disposing of some ordnances at the synagogue. “At any moment, I thought there was going to be a gunshot,” Silverman said, adding that the suspect claimed to have a bomb.Īuthorities evacuated residents living near the synagogue as a precaution as teams negotiated with the suspect throughout the day, Miller said. The suspect was vacillating between different languages and “screaming hysterically,” she said. “We do believe from our engaging with this subject that he was singularly focused on one issue, and it was not specifically related to the Jewish community, but we’ll continue to work to find motive,” DeSarno said.Īssets including local, state and federal SWAT teams were brought in to assist with the situation, as well as the FBI’s hostage rescue team, which flew to Texas from Quantico, Virginia, Miller said in the news conference.Ĭongregation member Stacey Silverman described watching the livestream for more than an hour, listening to the suspect ranting, sometimes switching between saying “I’m not a criminal” to being apologetic about the situation.
She was convicted in 2010 on seven charges, including attempted murder and armed assault on US officers in Afghanistan. Two law enforcement officials told CNN earlier Saturday that investigators believe the hostage taker may have been motivated by a desire to release Aafia Siddiqui, who is serving an 86-year sentence at a facility in Texas. “It’s very likely this situation would have ended very badly early on in the day had we not had professional, consistent negotiation with the subject,” DeSarno added. DeSarno also praised the work of the FBI and local negotiators, who he said “likely saved the lives of the subjects just through their engagement.
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