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We’re learning more information about what federal officials call an organized attack on guards outside a North Texas ICE detention center. Late Friday night, a group of people, some wearing black military clothing and some wearing body armor reportedly lured unarmed ICE facility workers outside by setting off fireworks outside the Alvarado facility.
Federal authorities revealed new information Monday on a Fourth of July shooting outside the Prairieland ICE Detention Facility in Johnson County, which resulted in an Alvarado city police officer being shot and injured.
During a press conference Monday in Fort Worth, Nancy Larson, acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, described the encounter as an ‘organized ambush’ carried out by armed individuals dressed in black military-like clothing who reportedly first detonated fireworks outside the federal facility.
Larson said 10 to 12 people shot off the fireworks to draw ICE personnel outside the facility.
The sound led two unarmed ICE facility employees to walk outside the facility on Sunflower Lane, where they reportedly encountered people with flashlights who were using spray paint to vandalize the building and vehicles with phrases including 'traitor' and 'pig.'
An Alvarado police officer also responding to a 911 call from the facility was fired at by a person in the woods, according to a newly unsealed federal criminal complaint. The officer was shot in the neck, flown to a hospital, treated and released, according to a social media post by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
“It was a planned ambush with the intent to kill ICE corrections officers,” said Larson. “Make no mistake, this was not a peaceful protest. It was indeed an ambush.”
Larson did not identify the suspects during the press conference but ten now face federal charges, including attempted murder of a federal officer. An eleventh person is charged with obstruction, said Larson.
According to the criminal complaint, a deputy with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office stopped a suspect, Bradford Morris, and a discovered firearm and a bulletproof vest in the vehicle.
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Officer injured in ‘organized ambush at Alvarado ICE detention facility; 10 in custody
The injured Alvarado police officer was released from the hospital over the weekend, according to local law enforcement agencies.
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We’re learning more information about what federal officials call an organized attack on guards outside a North Texas ICE detention center. Late Friday night, a group of people, some wearing black military clothing and some wearing body armor reportedly lured unarmed ICE facility workers outside by setting off fireworks outside the Alvarado facility.
Federal authorities revealed new information Monday on a Fourth of July shooting outside the Prairieland ICE Detention Facility in Johnson County, which resulted in an Alvarado city police officer being shot and injured.
During a press conference Monday in Fort Worth, Nancy Larson, acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, described the encounter as an ‘organized ambush’ carried out by armed individuals dressed in black military-like clothing who reportedly first detonated fireworks outside the federal facility.
Larson said 10 to 12 people shot off the fireworks to draw ICE personnel outside the facility.
The sound led two unarmed ICE facility employees to walk outside the facility on Sunflower Lane, where they reportedly encountered people with flashlights who were using spray paint to vandalize the building and vehicles with phrases including 'traitor' and 'pig.'
An Alvarado police officer also responding to a 911 call from the facility was fired at by a person in the woods, according to a newly unsealed federal criminal complaint. The officer was shot in the neck, flown to a hospital, treated and released, according to a social media post by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
“It was a planned ambush with the intent to kill ICE corrections officers,” said Larson. “Make no mistake, this was not a peaceful protest. It was indeed an ambush.”
Larson did not identify the suspects during the press conference but ten now face federal charges, including attempted murder of a federal officer. An eleventh person is charged with obstruction, said Larson.
According to the criminal complaint, a deputy with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office stopped a suspect, Bradford Morris, and a discovered firearm and a bulletproof vest in the vehicle.
Officer injured in 'organized ambush' at Alvarado ICE detention facility; 10 in custody
Federal investigators say a police officer was shot during an "organized ambush" outside an ICE detention facility in Alvarado on July 4. Ten people are in custody.
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