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Manhunt Intensifies for Lone Suspect in Texas ICE Facility Ambush

State police activated a Blue Alert with a combined $35,000 reward, underscoring the urgency of capturing the armed suspect

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.
The Prairieland Detention Center is seen, Sept. 15, 2016, in Alvarado, Texas. A Blue Alert went out on cell phones Wednesday night seeking the location of 32-year-old Benjamin Hanil Song in relation to a July 4 ICE facility ambush that wounded a North Texas officer.
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Overview

  • Benjamin Hanil Song, 32, a former Marine Corps reservist, is the only suspect still at large in the July 4 ambush on the Prairieland ICE Detention Center.
  • He is charged with three counts of attempted murder of federal officers and three counts of discharging a firearm during a violent crime.
  • Investigators say Song purchased four firearms for the attack, including multiple AR-style rifles fitted with binary triggers.
  • Authorities have detained and charged ten other suspects in the coordinated assault, and the wounded Alvarado police officer is reported to be healing.
  • The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a Blue Alert and law enforcement agencies are offering a combined $35,000 reward for information leading to Song’s arrest.