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Michigan Man Killed After Ambush on McAllen Border Patrol Agents

After two officers plus a Border Patrol employee were wounded, FBI agents took charge of the investigation

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Overview

  • The attacker was identified as 27-year-old Ryan Louis Mosqueda, a Michigan resident reported missing from Weslaco earlier that morning.
  • Mosqueda arrived in a vehicle with Michigan plates carrying rifles, ammunition and spray-painted messages before opening fire at the annex entrance.
  • U.S. Border Patrol agents and McAllen police returned fire to neutralize the shooter without any federal agent casualties.
  • Two McAllen officers and a Border Patrol employee were injured in the exchange, including one officer shot in the knee and all expected to recover.
  • McAllen International Airport briefly closed for security and has since reopened under an ongoing FBI probe into possible motives and accomplices.