Who is Joshua Jahn?
Who is Joshua Jahn? What we know about the Dallas ICE facility shooting
One person was killed and two injured by the gunman, who also took his own life. Jahn, the suspect, was 29.
A gunman armed with a rifle opened fire on a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas on Wednesday, killing one detainee and critically wounding two others before taking his own life, authorities said.
Officials reported that the shooter left behind ammunition marked with the phrase “ANTI-ICE” written in blue. The FBI is investigating the attack as an act of targeted violence. Acting ICE director Todd Lyons confirmed that the suspect identified was a man named Joshua Jahn.
The shooting comes at a time when ICE has emerged as the sword arm of US President Donald Trump’s attempts to deport not only undocumented migrants but also legal migrants seen as critical of his administration’s priorities – including for opposing Israel’s war on Gaza.
The attack on the ICE facility also comes two weeks after the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, an event that led Trump to promise action against what he called “left-wing extremists”.
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What happened and when? | Joshua Jahn
Police said they got a call about a shooting at about 6:40am local time (11:40 GMT) on Wednesday, September 24.
Four people were shot. One detainee died, and two others were taken to hospital in critical condition.