Crime Hostage Situation Unfolds at Texas Synagogue During Livestreamed Service

A hostage situation was unfolding at a synagogue outside of Dallas, Texas, on Saturday afternoon involving a man who ranted about religion—all while being captured on a Facebook livestream.

Colleyville Police confirmed on Twitter that it was conducting SWAT operations at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, though it did not offer more details.

As police surrounding the building, however, the synagogue’s Facebook livestream continued. Nobody could be seen on the livestream but a man with a British accent could be heard threatening to shoot anyone who interfered. Just before 2 p.m. local time, the livestream cut out.

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Colleyville is such a random place to do this. It's tiny and there's pretty much nothing there but houses and a few businesses.

Though, it's right next to Grapevine which is where DFW airport is essentially located (giant airport is located in, like, 4 cities). It might have been the first synagogue that popped up on google
 
What the fuck, nobody in the synagogue was packing? Jesus! This is Texas, for crying out loud. If this synagogue has rules about worshipers not bringing their guns to worship, they would do well to change those rules.
This congregation is Reform Jews. They're most likely bleeding-hearts on par with Episcopalians and Unitarian Universalists.

 
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