Two detainees have died and another is critically injured after a rooftop sniper opened fire at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center in Dallas, Texas, officials say.
The gunman fired indiscriminately at the ICE facility and at a nearby unmarked van, law enforcement officials say, before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
No law enforcement were injured. FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo on X of unused ammunition recovered from the scene. One casing has the phrase 'ANTI-ICE' on it.
It is the latest in a string of attacks on ICE facilities in recent months as the agency ramps up efforts to deliver on US President Donald Trump's pledge for mass deportations.
While the investigation is ongoing, an initial review of the evidence shows an ideological motive behind this attack, Patel wrote on X.
These despicable, politically motivated attacks against law enforcement are not a one-off.
FBI special agent Joe Rothrock told a news conference that rounds found near the gunman contained 'messages that are anti-ICE in nature'.
Dallas police said a preliminary investigation determined the suspect had opened fire from an adjacent building.
Acting director of the Dallas ICE office, Joshua Johnson, told the news conference it was the second time he has had to stand in front of the media and talk about a gunman at one of his facilities.
The shooting has raised grave concerns over the consequences of the divisive political climate surrounding immigration enforcement, and officials across the spectrum have called for a halt to inflammatory rhetoric that may incite further violence.
The gunman fired indiscriminately at the ICE facility and at a nearby unmarked van, law enforcement officials say, before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
No law enforcement were injured. FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo on X of unused ammunition recovered from the scene. One casing has the phrase 'ANTI-ICE' on it.
It is the latest in a string of attacks on ICE facilities in recent months as the agency ramps up efforts to deliver on US President Donald Trump's pledge for mass deportations.
While the investigation is ongoing, an initial review of the evidence shows an ideological motive behind this attack, Patel wrote on X.
These despicable, politically motivated attacks against law enforcement are not a one-off.
FBI special agent Joe Rothrock told a news conference that rounds found near the gunman contained 'messages that are anti-ICE in nature'.
Dallas police said a preliminary investigation determined the suspect had opened fire from an adjacent building.
Acting director of the Dallas ICE office, Joshua Johnson, told the news conference it was the second time he has had to stand in front of the media and talk about a gunman at one of his facilities.
The shooting has raised grave concerns over the consequences of the divisive political climate surrounding immigration enforcement, and officials across the spectrum have called for a halt to inflammatory rhetoric that may incite further violence.
