Threw chair at captor before escaping synagogue standoff with 2 others, says Texas rabbi

The rabbi of the Texas synagogue said on Monday that he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an hourslong standoff.

The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took hostages during livestreamed services said on Monday that he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an hourslong standoff, crediting past security training for getting himself and his congregants out safely.

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker told “CBS Mornings” that he let the gunman inside the suburban Fort Worth synagogue on Saturday because he appeared to need shelter. He said the man was not threatening or suspicious at first. Later, he heard a gun click as he was praying.