A gunman opened fire on a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas on Wednesday, killing one detainee and critically wounding two others before taking his own life. Officials identified the shooter as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, a Dallas-area resident. The FBI is investigating the attack as targeted political violence.
What happened in Dallas?
Police received reports of gunfire at around 6:40 am local time on Wednesday, September 24. Four people were shot. One detainee died, two others were critically injured, and another person was treated at the scene.
Authorities described Jahn as a “sniper” who fired from a rooftop near the ICE building. Shell casings with the phrase “ANTI-ICE” written in blue were recovered. FBI officials confirmed that bullets had pe