The hostage-taker who was killed by police after a lengthy standoff at a Colleyville synagogue early Sunday was a British national who recently traveled to North Texas and is believed to have acquired a gun on the streets, authorities said. The FBI identified the gunman as Malik Faisal Akram, 44. He was suspected of holding four people captive for more than 11 hours this weekend inside Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville. Akram is the only suspect and there is no indication others were involved, said Matthew DeSarno, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Dallas office. Akram died Saturday after…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
Hundreds of customers flooded Market Street on Colleyville Boulevard to get groceries for the coming week. The local Lifetime Fitness parking lot was filled with cars, and even a few locals that rode their bikes to the gym. Sunday may have seemed like any other day for Colleyville residents, but they were shaken by the previous day’s news On Saturday, four people were held hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue by 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, a British citizen. The hostages made it out alive, but Akram died at the end of the 11-hour standoff. The news cast a pall…
President Joe Biden said Sunday the British national who held four people hostage inside a Colleyville synagogue was armed with a gun apparently “purchased on the street.” The president said the hostage-taker spent his first night in Texas at a homeless shelter, and speculated that he might have gotten a gun there. Also on Sunday, Greater Manchester police in England said they detained two teenagers in connection with the gunman who took four people hostage for more than 11 hours over the weekend in Colleyville. The two teens were the suspect’s sons who were in touch with him at some…
One person was killed and others were injured in a shooting early Sunday during a large gathering at a Fort Worth home, police say. Fort Worth police said officers were dispatched about 2:30 a.m. to the 4200 block of Glen Abbey Drive, not far from South Hulen Street, where they found a man dead. Police said they found other victims of the shootig at nearby hospitals, but did not specify how many. Investigators determined a disturbance had erupted at the gathering, and an unknown suspect opened fire, police said. No arrests have been made. Police did not release any additional…
The rabbi held hostage for 11 hours inside a Colleyville synagogue thanked the community Sunday for its support and expressed gratefulness for the peaceful resolution. “I am thankful and filled with appreciation for all of the vigils and prayers and love and support,” Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker said in a Facebook post. “I am grateful that we made it out. I am grateful to be alive.” Cytron-Walker was one of four people held captive Saturday inside Congregation Beth Israel. All four were unharmed after a day-long standoff The captor, identified Sunday morning as 44-year-old British national Malik Faisal Akram, is dead.…
A woman died and another woman was injured early Sunday after a hit-and-run in northwest Dallas, police said. Dallas police said two women walking across the 11500 block of Harry Hines Boulevard, near Royal Lane, about 3:30 a.m. were struck by a vehicle traveling north in the right lane. One of the women was pronounced dead by first responders. The other woman was taken to a hospital, and her condition was unknown Sunday morning. The driver of the vehicle did not stop to help the victims, police said. A description of the vehicle was not available. No other information was…
Nov. 6, 1941, was a red-letter day for hockey fans in Dallas. The Dallas Texans, the city’s first minor league professional ice hockey team, played their first game. For die-hard enthusiasts and potential fans, ice hockey was a dynamic, dangerous new sport and an exciting way to take on their new local rivals, the Fort Worth Rangers. Thousands of spectators flocked to see the Texans face off at the brand-new Dallas Ice Arena at Fair Park. A photo of several of the Dallas Ice Kings, including the captain, Jim Riley. Published in The Dallas Morning News on Jan. 9, 1927.(The…
HOUSTON, Texas — The 50th anniversary Chevron Houston Marathon was one for the books. Runners were welcomed back to the in-person event after the race was virtual in 2021. The race marked the debut of Memorial Park’s brand new land bridge tunnels. And plenty of records were set! One of those records belongs to American Keira D’Amato, who finished first in the women’s field with a marathon winning time of 2:19:12. She shattered the previous U.S. record set in 2006, beating the time by a full 30 seconds. “I keep checking it to make sure that that’s what I ran,” she…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new livestream camera showing off Lovett Hall at Rice University was set up during Christmas break. Since then, the camera has stirred up some controversy as students say they have safety concerns. “It’s not just that they are not communicating with us. It is also that they are minimizing and brushing off the safety concerns that we have,” said Sammi Johnson, a senior at the university studying English. Johnson said she would like to see the new addition to the roof of the Fondren Library taken down. “The whole idea behind it was just to show off…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two men and a woman were shot outside a private party in northwest Houston around 1 a.m. Sunday. Police say the shooter fired shots outside the party on Dacoma Street near North Shepard. Later on, police said the three victims went back inside the event when the suspect also entered, following closely behind them, waving his gun. He then fled the scene. One of the men was found with a gunshot wound to the chest, and the other man was shot in his abdomen area. The victims are expected to survive. The investigation is ongoing.
