Two detainees were shot dead and one wounded in Wednesday’s sniper attack at a US immigration facility in Dallas, the Department of Homeland Security said.
The shooter fired “indiscriminately” from a nearby rooftop at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building before taking his own life, DHS said in a statement.
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FBI Director Kash Patel said Wednesday that the suspect who fired on a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas was driven by an ideological motive.
Investigators found at least one bullet casing inscribed with the phrase “Anti-ICE,” pointing to a deliberate political message behind the attack.
Patel said the man fired several rounds at the Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Wednesday morning, killing one person and wounding several others. He then took his own life as agents approached his rooftop location.
In a statement on X, Patel wrote:
While the investigation is ongoing, an initial review of the evidence shows an idealogical motive behind this attack (see photo below). One of the unspent shell casings recovered was engraved with the phrase “ANTI ICE.” More updates will be forthcoming.
These despicable, politically motivated attacks against law enforcement are not a one-off. We are only miles from Prarieland Texas where just two months ago an individual ambushed a separate ICE facility targeting their officers. It has to end and the FBI and our partners will lead the these investigative efforts to see to it that those who target our law enforcement are pursued and brought to the fullest extent of justice.
Thankfully, no law enforcement personnel were injured. Please pray for the injured and deceased.
Original reports per Breitbart indicated that two immigrant detainees were killed and one person is in critical condition in Dallas after an attack on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility early Wednesday morning.
Reports indicate the shooter is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Patel now reports that only one person was killed.
This morning just before 7am local time, an individual fired multiple rounds at a Dallas, Texas ICE facility, killing one, wounding several others, before taking his own life. FBI, DHS, ATF are on the ground with Dallas PD and state authorities.
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) September 24, 2025
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