Three people, including detainees, were shot Wednesday morning at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas before the suspected gunman died from a self-inflicted wound, according to federal authorities.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons confirmed the attack during an interview on CNN, while Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin later told Fox News that no ICE agents were injured. “We believe he was shooting at law enforcement and detainees from an apartment building,” McLaughlin said. “Detainees were among the victims of the shooting.”
The Attack
Gunfire erupted around 6:40 a.m. outside an ICE field office near a detention center. Witnesses described chaos as staff and detainees scrambled for safety, with police converging on the scene within minutes. One detainee was killed and two others were injured.
Latest Update
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said investigators discovered anti-ICE messages etched onto shell casings found near the shooter. The FBI confirmed it is treating the case as “an act of targeted violence.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem condemned the shooting as “unprecedented violence” against immigration enforcement. Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn denounced the act as politically motivated, while Vice President JD Vance called it “an obsessive attack on law enforcement.”
The FBI is now leading the probe, examining the shooter’s communications and possible links to extremist groups.
