Texas Border Patrol shooter details remain scant as violence against ICE, CBP agents surges

10.07.2025    Fox News    8 views
Texas Border Patrol shooter details remain scant as violence against ICE, CBP agents surges

Details about the shooter who opened fire on Confines Patrol agents at an annex in McAllen Texas Monday remain scant days later as assaults against federal immigration authorities are on the rise Government identified Ryan Louis Mosqueda as the suspect Monday confirming Mosqueda was killed at the scene Both Frontier Patrol agents and local police helped neutralize the shooter a Department of Homeland Protection spokesperson noted Monday Two officers and a Demarcation Patrol employee were injured including one shot in the knee All three have gone to the hospital This is an ongoing inspection led by the FBI SHOOTER WHO OPENED FIRE ON EDGE PATROL AGENTS IN SOUTH TEXAS IDENTIFIED BY POLICE CHIEFBut the motive of the shooter still remains unknown and McAllen Texas Police Chief Victor Rodriguez did not have any additional information to share with reporters during a news conference Monday about why Mosqueda opened fire on the agents The McAllen Texas Police Department did not at once respond to a Fox News Digital request for more details Rodriguez declared the gunman fired off a great number of dozens of rounds at Customs and Margin Protection's McAllen Texas station Mosqueda is affiliated with a Michigan address and his car had Michigan license plates However Rodriguez mentioned Mosqueda was shared missing from an address in Weslaco Texas less than miles away and that an hour and a sparse minutes later he was at this particular location opening fire on a federal building Mosqueda's brother Joe advised Detroit's WDIV Local he'd never witnessed his brother speak about immigration issues or Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE but revealed he suspected he was dealing with undiagnosed mental physical condition challenges Out of the blue Joe Mosqueda recounted the outlet I don t know if he was intentionally targeting I don t know I believe it was mental physical condition issues Joe Mosqueda or other family members could not be without delay reached for comment by email or phone calls by Fox News Digital RED STATES CONSIDER ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ SPINOFFS AS WH URGES THEM TO FOLLOW DESANTIS LEAD 'LOTS OF BEARS'The FBI and the Department of Homeland Guard did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital The Department of Homeland Protection communicated earlier in July that assaults against ICE officers and other federal immigration agents have risen nearly compared to While the agency informed assault incidents between Jan and June that number rose to shared assaults in the same time frame in Other latest episodes of violence against law enforcement include another shooting near ICE's Prairieland Detention Facility Friday where a Texas police officer was shot in the neck The Justice Department broadcasted Tuesday that individuals face charges in the shooting The White House has urged Democrats to scale back language toward federal immigration representatives after the shooting and other similar instances of violence We certainly call on Democrats to tone down their rhetoric against ICE and Margin Patrol agents who again are everyday men and women White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated reporters Monday These are honorable Americans who are just completely trying to do their job to enforce the law They go home to their families every night just like we all do and they deserve respect and dignity for trying to enforce our nation's immigration laws and to remove populace safety threats from our communities Lawmakers including Rep Pramila Jayapal D-Wash have issued harsh statements about ICE in latest weeks Jayapal accused ICE of acting like a terrorist force in June and defended her comments in a July interview with CNN after the White House demanded an apology from the lawmaker TRUMP'S 'BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL' BOLSTERS TERRITORY LINE ASSURANCE BY BILLIONRep Michael Guest R-Miss who oversees the House Homeland Assurance committee s subcommittee on dividing line protection and enforcement commented in a comment Wednesday to Fox News Digital that radical anti-law enforcement rhetoric has prompted the uptick in crime against federal immigration leaders This dangerous rhetoric from the far left jeopardizes the safety of our men and women in green Violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated Green noted The Committee on Homeland Measure is in close contact with DHS concerning this attack on our law enforcement and we will advocacy the FBI s review into the individual responsible and their motives Fox News Peter Pinedo contributed to this assessment

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