Shooting at ICE detention facility in Dallas kills 1, injures 2 others

NPR Staff

September 24, 2025 / 6:17 am

Texas authorities are on the scene of a fatal shooting Wednesday morning at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Dallas.

Dozens of law enforcement vehicles responded to the scene just before 7 a.m. CT along a busy highway. The Dallas Police Department says the initial report was for an "officer assist call." According to a post on X , "a suspect opened fire at a government building from an adjacent building. Two people were transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds. One victim died at the scene. The suspect is deceased."

In a post on X , Kristi Noem, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said, "Details are still emerging but

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