Dallas ICE Facility Shooting: 1 Detainee Dead, 2 Injured, Gunman Dead

A shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in northwest Dallas has reportedly left at least one ICE detainee dead, two injured, and the shooter dead by suicide.

“ICE and Dallas police have secured the scene at our Dallas field office, where a shooter opened fire on the facility this morning, firing indiscriminately at the building and those in the sallyport,” an ICE statement posted to X read. “We can confirm that three individuals were shot and two are deceased.

“The shooter is also deceased by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No ICE officers were physically injured, and we are working alongside the FBI and local law enforcement.

“This isn’t the first time this location has been targeted; less than a month ago, a man walked in with what he claimed was a bomb. This violence must stop.”

In a news conference on Newsmax, local law enforcement found rounds containing “messages that are anti-ICE in nature” near suspected assassin.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, forcefully condemned what he called dangerous, politically motivated rhetoric against ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

“This needs to stop,” Cruz said at the news conference, pointing to the attack as the third shooting in Texas targeting ICE or CBP. “Violence is wrong. Politically motivated violence is wrong.

He also referenced the recent attempted political assassination in Utah as part of a troubling pattern.

Cruz directly called out politicians who, in his words, have demonized ICE and CBP agents, encouraged doxxing, and put law enforcement families at risk.

“This has very real consequences,” he warned. “Your political opponents are not Nazis. We need to learn to work together without demonizing each other.”

The senator praised the bravery of ICE, CBP, and law enforcement officers, urging prayers for the victims, their families, and those who continue to serve in dangerous roles. While acknowledging debates over immigration policy are legitimate, Cruz stressed they must take place “in the halls of Congress,” not through rhetoric that could incite violence.

“Our prayers are with the men and women of law enforcement,” Cruz said. “This violence is wrong, and it needs to stop.”

Police sources told Fox 4 in Dallas that the suspect was a sniper armed with a rifle, and identified him as a white man who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head while agents were approaching.

A local report had the shooter positioned on a rooftop and he began firing on an unmarked van carrying ICE detainees as it arrived at the facility.

Investigators believe they know the identity of the shooter, but they are still working to confirm and verify that information before releasing his name to the public, sources told Newsmax.

No law enforcement agents were injured in the shooting, according to acting ICE Director Todd Lyons.

Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott called it an “assassination” plot in a post on X.

“Texas fully supports ICE 💯,” he wrote. “Both the Texas Dept. of Public Safety & Texas National Guard work closely with ICE.

“This assassination will NOT slow our arrest, detention, & deportation of illegal immigrants.

“We will work with ICE & the Dallas Police Dept. to get to the bottom of the assassin’s motive. We will offer ICE additional support to assist their operations.”

The Dallas Police Department posted on X:

“On September 24, 2025, at about 6:40 a.m., Dallas Police responded to an assist officer call in the 8100 block of north Stemmons Freeway. The preliminary investigation determined that a suspect opened fire at a government building from an adjacent building. Two people were transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds. One victim died at the scene. The suspect is deceased. This is an ongoing investigation, and we hold a media briefing later today.”

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem tweeted an earlier update:

“There was a shooting this morning at the Dallas @Ice gov Detention Facility. Details are still emerging but we can confirm there were multiple injuries and fatalities.

“The shooter is deceased by a self-inflicted gun shot wound.

“While we don’t know motive yet, we know that our ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them. It must stop. Please pray for the victims and their families.”

Vice President JD Vance responded with a call to end the violence on police.

“The obsessive attack on law enforcement, particularly ICE, must stop,” Vance posted on X, sharing Noem’s post. “I’m praying for everyone hurt in this attack and for their families.”

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, also reposting Noem’s statement, called on followers to “join me in praying for the victims of this heinous shooting. We will continue to do everything in our power to combat the alarming increase of targeted attacks against ICE and all law enforcement by evil, twisted individuals.”

Dozens of emergency vehicles were seen along a highway near the facility. Traffic cameras near the scene show six lanes of a normally busy freeway completely empty, with cars and semi-trailers ground to a halt on an interstate exit.

The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department was dispatched at 6:41 a.m. local time after a call reporting a shooting at or near the immigration office, department spokesperson Jason L. Evans said in an email.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, posted on X that he and his team “are closely monitoring the situation at the ICE Detention Facility in Dallas. We are praying for the swift recovery of those injured, and we are deeply grateful to the brave first responders who rushed to the scene.”

The ICE facility where the three people were shot contains three to four holding cells used to process detainees before transfer to a detention center, a former senior ICE official told CNN.

The site can hold anywhere from a handful of detainees up to about 100, though it typically houses only a few dozen at a time, the official added.

The Dallas ICE field office is a frequent backdrop for protests over Trump-era immigration enforcement. Demonstrations this year have included CAIR-DFW and Students for Justice in Palestine, the Brown Berets de DFW, and regular prayer vigils by interfaith clergy and Faith Commons.

DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a broadcast interview that Wednesday’s shooting happened “just a month ago to the day that there was a viable bomb threat” in Dallas.

“So this location, it looks like it’s been targeted, and we don’t know how long this individual has been planning this act,” she said. “It looks like he could have been watching to look at the processing and see what happens on a day-to-day basis at this Dallas field office. But [these are] all answers that Homeland Security investigation is going to get down to the bottom of.”

A July 4 attack at a Texas immigration detention center injured a police officer, who was shot in the neck. Attackers dressed in black military-style clothing opened fire outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, southwest of Dallas, federal prosecutors said. At least 11 people have been charged in connection with the attack.

A man with an assault rifle fired dozens of rounds at federal agents as they were leaving a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen on July 7. The man, identified as Ryan Louis Mosqueda, injured a police officer who responded to the scene before authorities shot and killed him. Police later found other weaponry, ammunition and backpacks inside his car.

Newsmax border correspondent Jaeson Jones reporting from Dallas said the Dallas PD deserves credit for their quick reaction to the shootings and their transparency on the case.

“By the police chief and the Dallas Police Department coming out forward to illuminate what happened, but also show who the shooter is — one of the big things about that is that allows other law enforcement agencies across the country to start making sure they had no links or ties to this individual, but additionally, to allow citizens across this country and to maybe come forward with additional information very rapidly, very quickly, in case there are co-conspirators,” Jones, a former Texas law enforcement official, said.

ICE facilities remain targets amid the ongoing tensions over immigration “since the start of the Trump administration,” according to Jones.

“They’ve begun taking enforcement action across the country,” he continued. “You can’t allow what we’ve been seeing in Portland, Oregon, for three months to take place where we have day-in and day-out riots.

“And what that does to these shooters like this, it allows them to go through this escalation process, especially for other sympathizers and those copycats that are out there.”