At least one detainee has been killed, and two others were in critical condition after a shooting at a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Dallas, Texas, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
The department earlier had said that two people were killed in the shooting at the Dallas facility.
The gunman, who opened fire on Wednesday from a nearby rooftop, was found later with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
Earlier, the Dallas Police Department confirmed on X that “two people were transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds. One victim died at the scene. The suspect is deceased.”
The shooter fired into a van operated by a federal agency that was transporting detainees to the Dallas ICE facility, according to a law enforcement official.
Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin 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.”
Police responded to the federal facility in northwest Dallas about 7:40am (11:40 GMT).
Kash Patel, director of the FBI, posted a photo on X of what he said were the suspect’s unspent shell casings that showed one with the words “ANTI-ICE” written along the side.
“While the investigation is ongoing, an initial review of the evidence shows an ideological motive behind this attack,” Patel wrote.
In a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, “This vile attack was motivated by hatred for ICE.”
FBI Special Agent Joe Rothrock said at a news conference that the shooting was being investigated as an “act of targeted violence”.
“Early evidence that we’ve seen from rounds that were found near the suspected shooter contains messages that are anti-ICE in nature,” Rothrock said
ICE, a federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security, is tasked with enforcing immigration laws and conducting criminal investigations.
Its operations have been the subject of controversy and protests in recent years, particularly since the re-election of President Donald Trump and his subsequent crackdown on migrants and refugees, a cornerstone of his administration’s policies.
Meanwhile, Trump has been widely accused of inciting hateful rhetoric, claiming migrants are “destroying” countries in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
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