Gunman who fired on ICE facility hated US government, sought to kill federal agents, officials say

"DALLAS (AP) - The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas hated the U.S. government and wanted to incite terror by killing federal agents, officials said Thursday, offering the first hint of a motive in the attack. The shooting at daybreak Wednesday targeted the ICE building, including a van in a gated entryway that held detainees. One detainee was killed, and two other were critically wounded. No ICE personnel were hurt."

"The gunman, who fatally shot himself, "carried out a targeted, ambush-style attack on law enforcement," said Joseph Rothrock, the agent in charge of the FBI Dallas field office. He "specifically intended to kill ICE agents," firing at ICE vehicles and sending multiple shots into "the windows of the office building where numerous ICE employees do their jobs every day." The assailant appeared to have acted alone."

"Nancy Larson, the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, said investigators found a collection of notes at his residence. One of them said, "Yes, it was just me." Other notes were sharply critical of ICE agents and indicated he hoped to avoid hurting any detainees. Investigators have not found that the gunman was a member of any particular group or entity, Larson said."

A gunman opened fire at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas at daybreak, firing from a nearby rooftop. One detainee was killed and two detainees were critically wounded; no ICE personnel were harmed. The attacker fatally shot himself at the scene. FBI officials described the attack as a targeted, ambush-style attempt aimed specifically at killing ICE agents, with multiple shots fired at vehicles and office windows. Investigators recovered a collection of notes at the attacker’s residence expressing hatred of the federal government and criticism of ICE, and found no ties to an organization.

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