A gunman fatally shot one person and injured others on Wednesday at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office before taking his own life, according to local and federal officials.
Reports of the incident at the northwest Dallas office were received by police around 6:40am local time (1140 GMT), as stated by the Dallas police department on X.
The shooter fired from a nearby building, initial investigations revealed. Two individuals were hospitalized with gunshot injuries, while another was pronounced dead at the scene.
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ICE officers were unharmed, but it remains unclear if the victims were ICE detainees, local security, or law enforcement, said Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, during a Fox News interview.
Investigators are considering the possibility that the shots originated from the roof of a nearby apartment complex, McLaughlin mentioned.
“Details are still unclear, but it appears to involve a sniper or long-distance shooting,” she added.
McLaughlin also confirmed that the shooting occurred at an ICE field office, not a detention center, where officers handle short-term processing of newly-arrested detainees.
This event follows the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk by a sniper in Orem, Utah, two weeks ago, heightening concerns about rising political violence in the U.S.
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other officials have accused liberal groups of inciting unrest and violence against conservatives, though no evidence supports these claims. On Monday, Trump signed an order labeling the anti-fascist movement antifa as a domestic “terrorist organization,” despite no public evidence linking them to Kirk’s death.
The Trump administration’s use of ICE agents in its crackdown on undocumented immigrants has drawn criticism from Democrats and activists. ICE facilities have become flashpoints, with agents using pepper ball guns, tear gas, and other crowd control measures.
An ICE facility near Chicago, frequented by protesters since a recent immigration surge, installed fencing after clashes last week left several demonstrators, including the Evanston mayor, injured.
In July, an ICE detention center in Alvarado, Texas, faced a coordinated protest involving gunfire, injuring one police officer.
