One Dead, Two Wounded After Dallas ICE Shooting; Anti-ICE Motive Found
- Rita Shipp
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
DALLAS, Texas — Federal investigators say the man who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas carefully planned the deadly attack and left behind notes describing his intent to spread fear among ICE agents.
The gunman, identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, fired from a rooftop overlooking the facility’s secure entryway early Wednesday morning. His shots struck three detainees in a transport van — killing one and leaving two others critically injured. No ICE personnel were wounded. Jahn later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
‘Give ICE Agents Real Terror’
FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed investigators recovered handwritten notes, one of which read: “Hopefully this will give ICE agents real terror, to think, is there a sniper with AP [armor-piercing] rounds on that roof?”
Agents also seized Jahn’s electronic devices and other evidence. Records show he had downloaded a list of Homeland Security facilities, researched ballistics, and searched online for apps that track ICE agents. Hours before the attack, he viewed videos of the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah.
A bullet casing recovered at the scene was marked “ANTI-ICE.”
Community and National Response
The Department of Homeland Security has ordered enhanced security measures at ICE facilities across the United States in response to the attack.
Immigration advocates, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association, called the shooting “a stark reminder that behind every immigration case number is a human being deserving of dignity, safety and respect.”
According to the Associated Press, witnesses described a chaotic scene. One man arriving for an immigration appointment with his son said agents quickly moved people inside the building to secure areas as gunfire erupted.
Broader Pattern of Attacks
The Dallas shooting is part of a troubling series of violent incidents targeting immigration facilities and law enforcement. On July 4, gunmen in military-style clothing opened fire outside a detention center in Alvarado, wounding a police officer. Days later, a man with an assault rifle fired dozens of rounds at Border Patrol agents in McAllen before being killed by authorities.
Federal officials say they are treating the Dallas incident as an “act of targeted violence” and continue to investigate whether Jahn acted alone.
Victim identities have not been released. At least one of the critically injured detainees is a Mexican national, according to consular officials.
Who Was the Gunman?
The shooter was identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn. Investigators say Jahn carried out the rooftop attack before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Public records show he previously studied at Collin College between 2013 and 2018 and once traveled cross-country to work on a cannabis farm in Washington state.
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