Dallas ICE shooting suspect's rounds had anti-ICE messages

A gunman wrote "ANTI-ICE" on one of his bullets and killed one person and wounded two others on Wednesday at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas before taking his own life, officials said.

The suspect hsa been identified as Joshua Jahn, 29, confirmed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and his brother, Noah Jahn. Noah said he was unaware of any political intent or motives behind his brother's actions.

FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo on X of what he said were the suspect's unspent shell casings that showed one with the words "ANTI-ICE" written along the side.

"While the investigation is ongoing, an initial review of the evidence shows an ideological motive behind this attack," Patel wrote.

At a news briefing in Dallas, officials disclosed the existence of the shell casings but emphasised that the investigation was still in its early stages. Authorities were treating the attack as an "act of targeted violence," Joseph Rothrock, special agent-in-charge of the FBI's Dallas field office, told reporters.

The suspect opened fire on the office from an adjacent building around 6:40 a.m. local time (1140 GMT), police said. Two people were transported to a hospital with gunshot wounds, while a third person died at the scene.

Law enforcement officers were not injured in the shooting, officials said. The shooting took place at an ICE field office, not a detention facility, where ICE officers conduct short-term processing of recently-arrested detainees.

"It looked like it might have been a sniper or some sort of a long-form shot,” Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, told Fox News' "Fox & Friends" earlier on Wednesday.

The incident comes two weeks after the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk by a sniper during an event in Orem, Utah, which fuelled fears of a new wave of political violence in the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, blaming "Radical Left Democrats" for anti-ICE violence, referencing the Charlie Kirk shooting, and saying he would sign an executive order to dismantle domestic terrorism networks.

ICE officers were not injured, but it was not clear whether the victims included ICE detainees, local security or local law enforcement, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in an interview on Fox News' "Fox & Friends."

Investigators are looking at the possibility the shot came from the rooftop of a nearby apartment building, McLaughlin said.

"Those details are still murky. It looked like it might have been a sniper or some sort of a long-form shot,” McLaughlin said.

The victims were being led into the building to be processed and repatriated, Fox News reported, citing Dallas police department sources.

Local news footage showed heavy law enforcement response around the facility. 

The shooter was found dead on the roof of a nearby building, local ABC affiliate WFAA reported, citing sources. 

"Preliminary information is a possible sniper," ICE acting Director Todd Lyons told CNN.

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