Overview

• Ten individuals were indicted this week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on three counts each of attempted murder of a federal officer and discharging a firearm in relation to a violent crime
• Court filings allege the group initiated the July 4 attack outside the Prairieland Detention Centre in Alvarado by setting off fireworks and vandalizing vehicles to draw in ICE and local officers
• A federal officer sustained a gunshot wound to the neck during the ambush, received treatment at a Johnson County hospital and has since been discharged
• Investigators say officers recovered a handgun, two AR-15-style rifles, two Kevlar-style ballistic vests and a ballistic helmet in a van linked to the suspects and found spent 5.56-calibre shell casings at both shooting sites
• Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson described the incident as a deliberate ambush on law enforcement and vowed to hold those responsible accountable