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A shooter with a rifle opened fire at a building from a nearby roof that housed immigration detainees of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, killing one detainee and two others in a critical condition while the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
The shooter, identified by authorities as Joshua Jahn, fired indiscriminately at the ICE building and a nearby unmarked van before taking his own life, law enforcement officials said, CNN reported. One of the injured detainees belongs to Mexico, according to Mexico’s foreign ministry.
The authorities are investigating the exact reason behind the shootout, however, a photo posted by FBI Director Kash Patel on social media showed a bullet found from the scene with “ANTI-ICE” written on it. It was the unused ammunition recovered from the scene and the phrase on of the casing appeared to be a marker, BBC reported.
None of the law enforcement officials was injured during the shooting in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday at the ICE facility. It is the latest string of attacks on ICE facilities in recent months as the agency ramps up its efforts to fulfil promises made by US President Donald Trump to deport illegal immigrants.
Also, it is the latest string of targeted attacks in public after the killing of conservative leader Charlie Kirk by a rifle-wielding shooter from a roof nearby at a Utah university on September 10.
FBI Director Patel, in a post X, said, “While the investigation is ongoing, an initial review of the evidence shows an ideological motive behind this attack. One of the unspent shell casings recovered was engraved with the phrase “ANTI ICE.”
Hours after the shooting, US President Trump reacted to the incident in Dallas and linked the violence, without evidence, to “radical left Democrats constantly demonizing law enforcement”.
In a reference to the information earlier shared by FBI chief Patel, Trump wrote on Truth Social, “It has now been revealed the deranged shooter wrote ‘Anti-ICE’ on his shell casings. The continuing violence from Radical Left Terrorists, in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, must be stopped.”
