What We Know About the Dallas ICE-Facility Shooting

"When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered four people had been shot and two people were deceased, including the shooter, who reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In a statement, the department said the preliminary investigation determined the suspect had "opened fire at a government building from an adjacent building." Dallas police chief Daniel Comeaux indicated that the investigation was still ongoing and that his department would be working "shoulder to shoulder" with federal partners in the FBI and other agencies."

"Joe Rothrock, the special agent in charge of the Dallas FBI field office, said rounds found near the suspected shooter "contained messages that were anti-ICE in nature." "Again, this is just the most recent example of this type of attack. This will be a whole of government response. There will be no resource not utilized to bring all of those individuals, to bring them to justice and hold them accountable," Rothrock said."

"the FBI signaled it was investigating the shooting as an "act of targeted violence," noting that an immigration detention center in Alvarado, Texas, was also hit in a "coordinated attack." FBI director Kash Patel denounced the shooting as politically motivated, even though the investigation is in its early stages. Patel said an initial review of the evidence shows an "ideological motive behind this attack," sharing a photo of bullets from the scene including one that appears to have the words ANTI ICE written on it."

Dallas police responded to an "assist the officer" call just before 7 a.m. on North Stemmons Freeway and found four people shot and two deceased, including the shooter, who reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot. The preliminary investigation found the suspect fired at a government building from an adjacent building near an ICE office. The FBI is treating the event as an act of targeted violence and says a detention center in Alvarado, Texas, was also struck in a coordinated attack. Agents recovered rounds marked with anti-ICE messages. Federal and local agencies are jointly investigating and pursuing all available resources to hold perpetrators accountable.

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