"He called the ICE employees, people showing up to collect a dirty paycheck. He wrote that he intended to maximize lethality against ICE personnel, and to maximize property damage at the facility. He hoped to minimize any collateral damage or injury to the detainees and any other innocent people. It seems that he did not intend to kill the detainees, or harm them. It's clear from these notes that he was targeting ICE agents and ICE personnel."
"The tragic irony for his evil plot here is that it was a detainee who was killed and two other detainees that were injured when he fired into the sallyport. He also hoped his actions would give ICE agents real terror of being gunned down, and he did this to induce constant stress in their lives. He hoped his actions would terrorize ICE employees and interfere with their work, which he called human trafficking. And this, what he did, is the very definition of terrorism."
Nancy Larson, acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, confirmed the shooter’s motive and reported FBI agents found a collection of notes at the sniper’s residence. One note said, "Yes, it was just me." The notes contained a game plan, identified target areas, and described ICE employees as "people showing up to collect a dirty paycheck." The shooter wrote that he intended to maximize lethality against ICE personnel and property damage while minimizing harm to detainees. A detainee was killed and two detainees were injured when the shooter fired into the sallyport. The shooter killed himself. Motives prompted online debate.
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