Hostages released at Texas synagogue, gunman dead after hours-long standoff

A law enforcement vehicle is parked at a school in the area where a man believed to have taken people hostage at a synagogue during services that were being streamed live, in Colleyville, Texas, U.S. January 15, 2022. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber

COLLEYVILLE, Texas (Reuters): All the remaining hostages being held at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, were safely released on Saturday (Jan 15) night, more than ten hours after a gunman disrupted a religious service and began a tense stand-off with police.

Members of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team stormed the synagogue to free the three remaining hostages. The gunman was dead, Colleyville Police Chief Michael Miller said at a news conference.