Dallas ICE Office Shooting: 1 Dead, 2 Wounded; Gunman Kills Himself

A routine morning at a Dallas ICE field office turned into chaos just after dawn Wednesday when a shooter opened fire from a nearby building, killing one person and wounding two others before dying by suicide, officials said.

FBI agents say they’re treating it as “targeted violence.” Rounds found near the suspected gunman were marked with messages “anti-ICE in nature,” according to the head of the FBI’s Dallas field office. No law-enforcement officers were hit. Federal officials had earlier said detainees were among the victims.

What happened

• Time & place: Around 6:40 a.m. local time at ICE’s North Stemmons Freeway field office, a short drive from Love Field.
• How the attack unfolded: The shooter fired from an elevated position/adjacent building, sending rounds into the facility’s secure entry area, officials said.
• Casualties: One person died at the scene, two were hospitalized, and the shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Identities and conditions weren’t immediately released.

Morning commuters crawled past flashing lights as police sealed off access roads. Inside, it was “chaos,” said one woman who was waiting in the parking lot while her husband went in for an asylum check-in; she grabbed their son and hid in the car until officers escorted them inside.

The Dallas office typically processes people after arrest before they’re moved to longer-term detention; thousands have cycled through the site over the years, often spending less than a day there. The building has also been a backdrop for weekly prayer vigils by local pro-immigration supporters.

Officials declined to discuss a motive but condemned politically charged violence. Images shared by the FBI director showed at least one unspent casing marked “ANTI-ICE.” Sen. Ted Cruz urged an end to rhetoric demonizing immigration agents:

“Politically motivated violence is wrong.”

The Dallas field office received a bomb threat in August. And Texas has seen other incidents this summer: a police officer was shot outside an ICE detention center in Alvarado in July, and a gunman opened fire at a Border Patrol facility in McAllen days later.

What we still don’t know

• The names of the victims and shooter.
• Why the gunman opened fire and whether detainees were the intended targets.
• How the shooter accessed the elevated firing position.

Dallas’ mayor asked residents to stay calm and let investigators work. The FBI is leading the probe alongside local and federal partners.

The New York Times, New York Post, ABC News, CNN, and NBC News contributed to this report.