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Eight Suspects Held After Officer Shot Outside Alvarado ICE Detention Center

The Justice Department pledges full enforcement after the July 4 assault; federal agents have opened an investigation into the motive behind the shooting

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A North Texas police officer is recovering after being shot the night of July 4 outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Johnson County, Texas, officials say.

Overview

  • A North Texas police officer was shot in the neck late on July 4 while responding to a report of a suspicious person outside the Prairieland ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas.
  • More than a dozen masked individuals vandalized vehicles and security cameras and used fireworks to lure law enforcement before opening fire on first responders.
  • Alvarado police and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office arrested eight suspects, some wearing body armor, who remain in custody as authorities withhold their identities.
  • The wounded officer was airlifted to a Fort Worth hospital, treated for a neck wound, and has since been discharged.
  • Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department is monitoring attacks on DHS facilities and will bring the full weight of the law against those responsible.