TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A man who was accused of making threats against a Florida synagogue was shot and killed by law enforcement officers while they were serving an arrest warrant Thursday.
The suspect, Ali Ihsan Bayhan, of Gainesville, was linked to a bomb threat that was reported Wednesday at Temple Israel in Tallahassee, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
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Authorities said they searched the temple and did not find any explosives. An investigation ensued, and an arrest warrant was obtained for Bayhan the following day.
The shooting unfolded around 3 p.m. Thursday as members of a U.S. Marshals Task Force were trying to take Bayhan into custody in Gainesville…