Two detainees killed in shooting at Dallas ICE facility

Two detainees are dead, and another is in critical condition after a sniper opened fire on a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Wednesday morning, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed. The big picture: Law enforcement found the suspected shooter dead, according to the Dallas Police Department. The FBI is investigating the incident as an "act of targeted violence."Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said the shooter was "down" after a self-inflicted gunshot wound.ICE is the key agency carrying out President Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown. Driving the news: "The shooter fired indiscriminately at the ICE building, including at a van in the sallyport where the victims were shot," DHS said in a press release. Three detainees were shot in total.Zoom out: Joe Rothrock, the special agent in charge of the Dallas FBI field office, said in a news conference "early evidence" of rounds found near the suspected shooter contained messages that were "anti-ICE in nature." No law enforcement were hurt, he said, but he declined to release victims' names, say if they were detainees or say their current conditions. Two people were taken to the hospital after being shot, and one victim died at the scene, according to Dallas police. Multiple outlets have reported the victims were detainees, citing law enforcement and ICE spokespeople. ICE shared, then quickly deleted, a statement ahead of the press conference.DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News earlier Wednesday morning that the victims were not ICE enforcement and were potentially detainees.Catch up quick: Police responded to the office around 6:40 a.m. Dallas time.Preliminary information pointed to a possible sniper who fired shots from outside the facility, Lyons told CNN Wednesday morning.He said three people were shot and taken to the hospital, but their conditions were unclear. The victims were in the sally port area that houses the "secure detainee location," Lyons said. "It's just a sad time that we have to worry about violence against law enforcement," he said. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement that the shooting "will NOT slow our arrest, detention, & deportation of illegal immigrants."A number of Republican lawmakers and MAGA-world voices quickly framed the Zoom out: In July, a police officer was shot outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, in what acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson described as an "ambush"Go deeper: Local officials grow wary of helping ICE detain immigrantsEditor's note: This story has been updated with comments from Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, the Dallas Police Department and other officials at a news conference.

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