'Healing, not healed:' Colleyville synagogue hostage standoff, 1 year later
"We're healing, we're not healed. We're getting there. I am permanently changed. I'm much more aware of my surroundings everywhere that I go. I'm much more on edge."
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"We're healing, we're not healed. We're getting there. I am permanently changed. I'm much more aware of my surroundings everywhere that I go. I'm much more on edge."
Henry Williams pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in June.
After a gunman took a Colleyville synagogue hostage in January, the Cowboys wanted to tackle the topic of antisemitism.
The man who sold Malik Faisal Akram the pistol he used to take several hostages at a Colleyville synagogue in January pleaded guilty on Thursday to a federal gun crime.
This weekend will be an emotional homecoming not only for Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and other leaders here, but for all members of Congregation Beth Israel.
A federal judge detained a Dallas man on a charge of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon weeks after being arrested for selling a gun to a British national who held four people hostage at a Colleyville synagogue.
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Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker credited his congregation, Tarrant County's Jewish Federation, and FEMA's Nonprofit Security Grant Program for helping their synagogue boost security measures.
Speaking in Colleyville, Texas Senator Ted Cruz praised the four people held hostage earlier this month at Congregation Beth Israel.
CBS 11's Doug Dunbar speaks one-on-one with Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, who was one of hostages held in a Colleyville synagogue standoff.
Henry "Michael" Williams, 32, allegedly sold Malik Faisal Akram the gun he used to kidnap hostages in a Colleyville synagogue earlier this month.
The synagogue is still considered a crime scene and is off-limits to the public, but the ongoing investigation didn't stop the congregation from continuing their services Saturday at Colleyville Town Hall.
Faith leaders around North Texas gathered virtually to show support for Congregation Beth Israel, the survivors of the hostage standoff and members of law enforcement who rushed to help.
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A recording of a phone conversation shows the brother of the man who took hostages at a Colleyville synagogue pleading with him to give up and free the captives.
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During a speech on the house floor, she recognized the courage and bravery shown during the 11-hour hostage drama inside a Colleyville synagogue.
Officials are also looking into whether he stole the gun he used when he took four hostages at Congregation Beth Israel on Saturday, Jan. 15.
The staff at the Islamic Center of Irving said they had an uncomfortable encounter with Malik Faisal Akram just a few days before the synagogue attack.
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A homeless shelter where synagogue hostage-taker Malik Faisal Akram stayed the night prior to taking four people hostage at Congregation Beth Israel on Jan. 15 released a new photo of him.
An armed British national who took four people hostage during a 10-hour standoff at a North Texas synagogue had spent time in area homeless shelters in the two weeks leading up to the attack.
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The suspect died from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
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The suspect died from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
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The 21-year-old Midlothian man was arrested after bringing bomb-making components to a meeting with an undercover officer, the feds say.
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