Three people shot at Dallas ICE facility; shooter dead

Three people were shot at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas, and the shooter has died from a self-inflicted gunshot, the agency confirmed.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told CNN on Wednesday that those injured could include employees, visitors, or detainees, and investigations are ongoing.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said details were still emerging but confirmed “multiple injuries and fatalities” at the site. The motive remains unclear, though she noted a recent increase in attacks targeting ICE personnel.

Dozens of emergency vehicles were reported near the facility, which is located along Interstate 35 East, southwest of Dallas Love Field airport and close to nearby hotels serving travellers.

Traffic cameras near the scene showed six lanes of a normally busy freeway empty, with cars and semitrailers ground to a halt on an interstate exit.

ICE and Homeland Security didn’t immediately provide additional details.

The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department was dispatched at 6:41 am after a call reporting a shooting at or near the immigration office, department spokesperson Jason L. Evans said in an email. Evans said he didn’t have any confirmed details he could share, calling it an active and ongoing incident.

A July 4 attack at a Texas immigration detention centre 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 US 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.