The gunman fired Dallas Immigration Field Office He killed two detainees from a nearby roof on Wednesday morning and seriously injured another person before committing suicide after authorities called indiscriminate attacks on US immigration and customs enforcement.
The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement when gunmen fired when all three of the victims were inside the van outside the facility. Authorities say they found ammunition with an anti-ice message on the scene.
The attack is the latest masses, a targeted killing in the US, and comes in two weeks Conservative leader Charlie Kirk He was killed by a shooter wielding a rifle on the roof.
Below are some things you need to know about shooting at the Icefield office.
Who is the victim?
All three of the victims were detained, the Department of Homeland Security said. Authorities have not released any additional information regarding the victim’s identity.
Authorities say no law enforcement members were injured in the attack.
Who was the shooter?
Authorities say the shooter died of a self-harmed gunshot wound, but they have not given details about who the gunman is.
What was the motivation for the attack?
The FBI said at a morning press conference that ammunition discovered at the scene contained an anti-ice message, and agency head Kash Patel released a photo on social media showing a bullet that contained the word “anti-ice” that appears to be a marker.
In a statement, Homeland Security Department Christie Noem said “this sleazy attack was motivated by ice hatred.”
Senator Ted at a press conference. Cruz said, “This is the third Texas shooting directed at ice or CBP. This has to be stopped. All politicians who use rhetoric demons and demonize CPB.
But Democrats have accused Cruz of selectively revealing others and others, and of trying to “control the narrative” in line with Republican debates about ice agents being under siege.
Shortly after an earlier press conference in which authorities refused to say whether the detainee was one of the victims, Democrat Rep. Mark Vissy called the WFAA-TV newscast in Dallas to tell him he was “absolutely sick.”
“If they’re trying to control this story and the immigrants don’t want to be victims of this story, they might want to give us information about this and inform us so that we can continue talking about the ice attack,” Veasey said.
Where did the filming happen?
The shooting occurred at a local field office in Dallas, with agents carrying out short-term processing of people in custody. The victim may have been arrested on the ice recently.
The Ice Facility is located on Interstate 35, southwest of Dallas Love Field, and is a large commercial airport serving the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, with city covering everything from hotels to airport travelers.
What other recent attacks have occurred at the ice facility?
The attack on July 4th Texas Immigration Detention Center The police officer was shot in the neck and injured. The attacker dressed in black military style fired outside the Prairiland Detention Center in Alvarado, southwest of Dallas, federal prosecutors said. At least 11 people have been charged in connection with the attack.
Man with assault rifle I fired dozens of rounds A federal agent who left the US Border Patrol facility in McAllen on July 7th. The man, identified as Ryan Louis Mosqueda, injured a police officer who responded to the scene before authorities shot him dead. Police later found other weapons, ammunition and a backpack in his car.
