In an 11-hour ordeal, Akram took four people hostage including a Rabbi on Sunday. The dramatic incident began at 11 am during the synagogue’s Shabbat service. While streaming on Facebook and zoom, Akram appeared and shortly cut the live feed.

At 10 pm, after a 20-minute burst of guns, the police were able to free all the hostages and announced that Akram was dead. The motivations were unclear. It was initially speculated that the Akram was requesting to free the Aafia Siddiqui. Siddiqui was convicted of seven charges, including attempted murder and armed assault on US officers in Afghanistan. She is serving an 86-year sentence. Her lawyer called the media and denounced the attack and claimed that she had nothing to do with it.

His motivations are unclear as he was heard saying “I just want a bullet in me, and I want to go — that’s it.” He also had no prior convictions in the United Kingdom. Akram seemed to be a normal citizen with no ties to any terrorist group.

FBI also claimed that the investigations are still ongoing and that the UK government is working with them closely. UK Counter-Terrorism Police for Greater Manchester detained two teenagers believed to be connected with Akram. They were being questioned about the suspect.

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FBI and the Texas Department of Public Safety assisted the Dallas police department. It is believed that the hostage-taker is partly motivated to free Aafia Siddiqui, who is serving an 86-year sentence at a federal prison in Texas. Siddiqui has been convicted of seven charges, including attempted murder and armed assault on US officers in Afghanistan.  

Marwa Elbially, Aafia Siddiqui’s lawyer called CNN and released a statement saying “she [Siddiqui] does not want any violence perpetrated against any human being, especially in her name. It has nothing to do with Dr. Siddiqui or her family.”

Hours later, a loud bang was heard from the synagogue followed by rapid gunfire. At 10:55 p.m. ET, the Colleyville police declared that the situation has been resolved. All the hostages were released and the suspected hostage-taker is dead. After the loud bang was heard, the police response took 20 minutes in total until the hostages were freed.

No additional details have been released about the suspect at this time. Stay tuned for updates on the hostage situation in Texas.

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