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| One killed in shooting at ICE facility in Dallas, Texas | |
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| One person has died and two others are injured after being shot by a suspected sniper at an immigration facility in Texas, officials say. | |
| The shooter is also dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the incident in Dallas, said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. | |
| The attack unfolded on Wednesday morning at a detention centre for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). | |
| The incident follows a string of attacks on ICE facilities across the US in recent months. | |
| The motive or targets of the attack are unclear. Fox News quoted officials as saying no law enforcement officers had been injured. | |
| "While we don't know motive yet, we know that our ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them," Noem said. "It must stop." | "While we don't know motive yet, we know that our ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them," Noem said. "It must stop." |
| Dallas police said on X: "The preliminary investigation determined that a suspect opened fire at a government building from an adjacent building. | |
| "Two people were transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds. One victim died at the scene. The suspect is deceased." | |
| Preliminary information suggests a sniper carried out the shooting from outside the facility and hit victims in a "secure detainee location", Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told CNN. | Preliminary information suggests a sniper carried out the shooting from outside the facility and hit victims in a "secure detainee location", Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told CNN. |
| He said three individuals were "down", including the suspected shooter. | He said three individuals were "down", including the suspected shooter. |
| "We're not sure on their condition," Lyons said. | "We're not sure on their condition," Lyons said. |
| The ICE field office in Dallas has been targeted by a series of protests this summer. | |
| A justice department official told the BBC's US partner CBS that there was a bomb threat in late August at the facility. A suspect was arrested. | |
| Last month shots were fired at ICE offices in San Antonio, Texas, in what investigators described as a "targeted attack" against federal employees. | Last month shots were fired at ICE offices in San Antonio, Texas, in what investigators described as a "targeted attack" against federal employees. |
| No injuries were reported in that incident, which ICE blamed on "political rhetoric" and "misinformation" about the Trump administration's detention policies. | No injuries were reported in that incident, which ICE blamed on "political rhetoric" and "misinformation" about the Trump administration's detention policies. |
| Another shooting occurred on the 4 July public holiday at an ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas, after a protest escalated into a faceoff with police. An officer was shot in the neck, and survived. | |
| US Vice-President JD Vance posted on X on Wednesday: "The obsessive attack on law enforcement, particularly ICE, must stop. I'm praying for everyone hurt in this attack and for their families." | |