The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took hostages Saturday during live streamed services said he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an hours long standoff, crediting past security training for getting himself and his congregants out safely.
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker told CBS Mornings Monday that he let the gunman inside the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, about 40 km northwest of Dallas, because he appeared to need shelter.
He said the man was not threatening or suspicious at first. Later, Cyrton-Walker said he heard a gun click as he was praying.
Rabbi Charlie Cytron
