Jeffrey Cohen said he refused to do as the gunman demanded. Then, the rabbi threw a chair and the hostages ran.
in Colleyville, Texas, said he thought the gunman was going to kill them shortly before they made their daring escape. Jeffrey Cohen, one of three hostages held at gunpoint for 11 hours inside Congregation Beth Israel on Saturday, said the suspect told them to get on their knees and that he was going to shoot them during the final hour they were held hostage.
"He said he was going to shoot each of us, put a bullet in each of us," Cohen said."That was the first time that he said that. And then just a few moments later, he said, 'I'm gonna make you get down on your knees, get down on your knees.'" "That glare was the first time that we had showed any aggression toward him. We weren't subservient, at that point," Cohen said."He started backing away immediately and he went and sat down.
Cohen revealed that he tripped as he was running away, but he and the other hostages made it out of the building as the gunman chased them. The hostage-taker, who was killed during the incident, then retreated back inside before an FBI team went in after him.Cohen said it was emotional seeing his family after his escape.
"This is after midnight, after we've been debriefed, you know, tears flow. The bodies shake," he said. , a 44-year-old British national, had allowed the hostages to call their families during the standoff, Cohen said. Cohen called his wife, daughter and son. "I generally did not think we would get out. So I wanted to say something," he said, adding that he had kept his composure during those short conversations."I didn't want to give him any power by being emotional."
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