A detainee has died and two others are critically injured after a rooftop sniper opened fire at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center in Dallas, Texas, officials say.
The gunman fired indiscriminately at the ICE facility and at a nearby unmarked van, law enforcement officials say, before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
No law enforcement were injured. FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo on X of unused ammunition recovered from the scene. One casing has the phrase ANTI-ICE on it.
It is the latest in a string of attacks on ICE facilities in recent months as the agency ramps up efforts to deliver on US President Donald Trump's pledge for mass deportations.
While the investigation is ongoing, an initial review of the evidence shows an ideological motive behind this attack, Patel wrote on X.
Dallas police said officers responded to an assist officer call at the facility around 06:40 local time (11:40 GMT). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said three detainees were shot. One has died, and two were critically injured, it said. They remain in critical condition, officials later said.
Acting ICE director Todd Lyons identified the shooter as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, who had cannabis-related charges dating back to 2016. His actions have sparked a conversation about the rising incidences of violence directed at immigration enforcement operations across the country.
Jahn's brother suggested that he did not harbor strong feelings about ICE. However, FBI special agent Joe Rothrock noted that the rounds found near the gunman expressed anti-ICE sentiments.
The shooter was confirmed to be targeting the ICE facility from an adjacent building, leading to widespread concerns about the safety of such institutions amidst escalating political tensions surrounding immigration policy.
Condemnations of the attack have come from various political figures, emphasizing the need for a reduction in inflammatory political rhetoric that could incite violence against law enforcement groups.