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Blue Alert Issued for Final Suspect in Texas ICE Detention Center Ambush

A $25,000 reward has been offered for tips leading to the capture of former Marine reservist Benjamin Hanil Song as authorities close in on his whereabouts.

Benjamin Hanil Song reportedly used AR-15-style rifles to shoot at three officers after other suspects lured them out of the detention center.
The FBI released this image of Benjamin Hanil Song, taken in 2024.
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The FBI’s Dallas office is seeking 32-year-old Benjamin Hanil Song, a former Marine Corps reservist, in connection to the ambush on the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.

Overview

  • Federal and state agencies have identified 32-year-old Benjamin Hanil Song as the twelfth suspect in the July 4 ambush at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center.
  • Eleven co-defendants have been arrested and charged with attempted murder of federal agents and discharging a firearm during a violent crime, leaving Song as the only suspect still at large.
  • The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a statewide Blue Alert for Song after an officer was wounded in the coordinated attack.
  • The FBI is offering up to $25,000 for information leading to Song’s arrest and conviction and has warned that he is armed and dangerous.
  • Investigators allege Song procured four firearms for the ambush, including three AR-style rifles with a binary trigger and a pistol used in the attack.