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Blue Alert Issued as Manhunt Intensifies for Ex-Marine in ICE Center Ambush

FBI agents are pursuing former Marine reservist Benjamin Hanil Song under a statewide Blue Alert with a $25,000 reward for his role in the July 4 coordinated attack

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Overview

  • Eleven suspects have been charged with terrorism, attempted murder of federal officers and aggravated assault in the paramilitary-style ambush outside the Prairieland ICE detention center
  • Prosecutors say the group lured correctional officers and a responding Alvarado police officer with fireworks and vandalism before opening fire
  • Searches of suspects’ vehicles and homes recovered body armor, extra magazines, radios, balaclava masks and anti-government propaganda
  • The Alvarado officer shot in the neck sustained non-life-threatening wounds, was treated and discharged from the hospital and faces ongoing recovery
  • The FBI has declared Song armed and dangerous and is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to his arrest under the statewide Blue Alert