Topline
Two local police officers were injured Monday morning during an active shooter incident near the entrance to a Border Patrol sector annex in McAllen, Texas, Department of Homeland Security officials reported.
Officials work the scene of a shooting at a Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, Monday, July … More
Key Facts
Border patrol agents and local police were shot at and returned fire, killing the gunman, who authorities identified as 27-year-old Ryan Louis Mosqueda, according to multiple reports.
DHS officials said no federal agents were injured and that a local officer was shot in the knee, but local police later said it’s unclear if the injury was the result of a bullet or shrapnel.
A second officer and a Border Patrol employee were also hurt, according to DHS, and all three victims were taken to a local hospital.
McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez told reporters Mosqueda had an assault rifle and utility vest on him, and that police later found another rifle and more ammunition in his car.
No information has been released on a possible motive for the attack, but the FBI is investigating.
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Tangent
The shooting comes days after incidents at other DHS facilities: A local police officer was shot in the neck while responding to a report of a suspicious person near a detention facility in Prairieland, Texas, on Friday and protesters clashed with agents during a demonstration outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Saturday said his office was “closely monitoring the attacks” and that the Department of Justice “has zero tolerance for assaults on federal officers or property and will bring the full weight of the law against those responsible.”
Chief Critic
Tom Homan, who was named “border czar” by President Donald Trump, claimed during an interview on Fox News over the weekend that attacks on ICE are up “nearly 700%.” He said members of the public are spurred to “attack ICE” because of criticisms by members of Congress “that compare ICE to the Nazis.”
