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>> i threw a chair at the gunman and i headed for the door, and all three of us were able to get out without even a shot being fired. >> reporter: the suspect died after the fbi moved in. his family says he suffered from mental illness. jeffrey cohen was one of the hostages. >> at one point the terrorist let us call our families. i made calls to my wife and son and basically told them i'm here, he basically has a bomb, things don't look good right now, i love you, and remember me. >> reporter: this attack highlights what rabbi andrew paley calls an ever-present threat for the jewish community....

News the group had been praying when he heard a click that turned out to be the hostage—taker�*s gun. here he is describing his escape. it didn't look good, it didn't sound good and we were very... we were terrified. and when i saw an opportunity where he wasn't in a good position i made sure that the two gentlemen who were still with me, that they were ready to go, the exit wasn't too far away. i told them to go, i threw a chair at the government and i headed for the door and all three of us were able to get out with out even a shot being fired. the service was live—streamed and capture...

Chair at the gunman, and i headed for the door. all three of us were able to get out without even a shot being fired. >> reporter: law enforcement officials have identified the hostage taker as 44-year-old malik faisal akram, a british citizen. law enforcement sources tell cnn akram arrived legally in the united states in late december at jfk airport in new york, eventually making his way to texas where he spent three nights at this dallas homeless shelter in the days leading up to the hostage standoff. on saturday morning, akram showed up to the synagogue, rabbi walker thought he was someone ...

And i headed for the door. and all three of us were able to get out without even a shot being fired. throughout the stand—off, malik faisal akram was heard demanding the release of aafia siddiqui. she's known as �*lady al-qaeda', a pakistani neuroscientist jailed in the us for trying to kill american soldiers in afghanistan. it is the way that he was killed, he was shot. that shouldn't have happened. tariq hussain knew malik faisal akram and his family. he says many here question his mental state at the time he went to america. it's very frustrating for the family, they're going through a ...

I heard a click. and it could have been anything. it turned out that it was his gun. >> reporter: one hostage was released during the day and an hours-long standoff finally ended after the remaining hostages were able to escape. >> when i saw an opportunity, where he wasn't in a good position, i asked -- made sure that the two gentlemen who were still with me, that they were -- that i were ready to go. the exit wasn't too far away. i told them to go. i threw a chair at the gunman, and i headed for the door. and all three of us were able to get out without even a shot being fired. >> reporter: ...