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Dallas ICE facility shooting: Eye witness describes terrifying moment of chaos when horror unfolded at scene

By Martin Shwenk Leade

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Dallas ICE facility shooting: Eye witness describes terrifying moment of chaos when horror unfolded at scene

Officials said the bullet casings recovered from the Dallas ICE facility shooting that killed two migrants carried messages that were ‘anti-ICE in nature.’

At least three people were shot at an ICE facility in Dallas on Wednesday morning. Two people are dead, including the shooter, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Dallas police said. No ICE officers were hurt in the shooting. One bullet found near the shooter, who was dead when police arrived, contained messages that were “anti-ICE in nature,” Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas FBI Joe Rothrock said at a news conference. He added that the attack was an act of “targeted violence.”Witness says she heard ’20 shots in a row’Arianny Sierra was in her car with her nine-year-old son waiting for her husband to return when a series of shots rang out. The bloodbath unfolded at the facility in the Texas city shortly after 7am CT Wednesday morning, when the gunman targeted migrants on an unmarked transport van before killing himself.ALSO READ: FBI’s Kash Patel drops big revelation on Dallas ICE facility shooting after bullets found on scene “The shots began at around 6:10 a.m. There were like 20 shots in a row,” Sierra told NBC News in Spanish from the scene. “I sheltered myself under the car with my son.” She said police then came and sheltered them in the ICE facility. Sierra said she and her family came to the United States to flee violence in her home country. “Thank God my family is OK,” she said, tears streaming down her face. Dallas ICE shooting suspect identifiedOfficials said the bullet casings recovered from the Dallas ICE facility shooting that killed two migrants carried messages that were ‘anti-ICE in nature.’ The shooter was identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn. Live EventsFBI chief Director Kash Patel confirmed that the investigation is ongoing, but an initial review of the evidence shows an ‘ideological motive behind this attack.’ One of the unspent shell casings recovered at the scene was engraved with the phrase ‘anti-ICE.’ On Wednesday, Texas Senator Ted Cruz condemned the attack, stressing that ‘politically motivated violence is wrong’ and adding, ‘political opponents are not Nazis. We need to work together without demonizing and attacking each other.’ALSO READ: Dallas ICE facility shooting suspect identified? What we know about the gunman who died by suicide At least four people were injured and two shot dead at the Texas ICE facility around 6.40am before a suspected sniper was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on a nearby rooftop. Pro-immigration demonstrators have frequently targeted the Dallas ICE facility in recent months.Federal immigration buildings along the border have been told to watch for suspicious behavior. Agents told the Daily Mail they are not sure if yet if they were targets of the Dallas shooting or if it was migrants . When asked if they’re afraid, one boarder patrol source said, ‘Could be them or us… both sides are crazy.’Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now!
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