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Dallas ICE Facility Shooting Kills At Least Two Detainees as Suspect Dies by Suicide

Officials report a suspected sniper attack with the gunman dead by suicide; motive remains unknown.

Overview

  • Authorities say the gunfire began around 7:30 a.m. local time at the ICE detention site in Dallas.
  • ICE Director Todd Lyons told CNN preliminary information points to a possible sniper, with three injured taken to a hospital.
  • Media reports indicate some of the wounded are in critical condition, and ICE personnel were not hurt.
  • DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot and that investigators have not identified a motive.
  • CNN reports this is the third attack on an ICE facility in Texas this year, prompting a broader investigation and heightened scrutiny.