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FBI Takes Lead in Probe After McAllen Border Patrol Ambush

Airport operations have resumed under heightened protocols after the FBI found no evidence of additional threats following Monday’s attack.

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Overview

  • A 27-year-old Michigan resident, Ryan Louis Mosqueda, opened fire on the Rio Grande Valley sector annex with an assault rifle and tactical gear, firing dozens of rounds at agents arriving for duty.
  • Local police and Border Patrol agents returned fire and fatally shot the assailant at the scene of the early-morning ambush.
  • Two McAllen police officers and one Border Patrol employee were wounded—one shot in the knee—and all remain in stable condition after hospital treatment.
  • Investigators recovered additional weapons and ammunition from Mosqueda’s vehicle, underscoring the premeditated nature of the attack.
  • McAllen International Airport briefly closed and delayed flights before reopening under tighter security measures once the scene was secured.