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Who was Joshua Jahn, Dallas ICE facility mass shooting suspect?
The suspect in the mass shooting at a Dallas ICE facility has been identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn. He is believed to have acted as a sniper.
The suspect in the mass shooting at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility has been identified by the Daily Mail as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn.
The shooting left one person dead and two others injured, according to authorities. The suspected shooter, believed to have acted as a sniper, was found deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, ICE Director Todd Lyons told CNN.
FBI: Shooting believed to be targeted
At a press conference, Joe Rothrock, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Dallas Field Office, said investigators believe the shooting was a “targeted incident.”
“I can confirm at this time that the FBI is investigating this incident as an act of targeted violence,” he said. “Early evidence that we’ve seen from rounds that were found near the suspected shooter contain messages that are anti-ICE in nature.”
FBI director Kash Patel posted a photo of unspent bullet casings recovered from the scene. One casing bore the handwritten message “ANTI-ICE."
Shooter may have fired from rooftop
According to Telegraph, Homeland Security is examining the possibility that the shots were fired from a nearby rooftop.
Unverified social media profiles surface
Following the shooting, several alleged social media profiles connected to the suspect have surfaced online.
Political commentator Laura Loomer, a known ally of President Donald Trump, shared screenshots on X (formerly Twitter) from a now-deleted Facebook profile she claims belonged to Joshua Jahn.
Loomer, claimed, "Joshua Jahn's profile picture from his now-wiped Facebook page per the background check results reveals ANTIFA and communist imagery. The profile photo is of an armed communist with the hammer and sickle."
The Facebook profile also listed a birth date of April 1996.
Screenshots from an X account allegedly linked to Jahn show posts joking about political figures and commenting on immigration.
None of these claims have been independently verified by HT.com, and law enforcement has not confirmed the authenticity of the social media accounts.
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Officials respond to the incident
In a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the agency is actively investigating.
“There was a shooting this morning at the Dallas @ICEgov Field Office. Details are still emerging but we can confirm there were multiple injuries and fatalities. The shooter is deceased by a self-inflicted gun shot wound. While we don’t know motive yet, we know that our ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them. It must stop. Please pray for the victims and their families,” she wrote on X.
Sen. Ted Cruz said he is "closely monitoring the situation at the ICE Detention Facility in Dallas."
“We are praying for the swift recovery of those injured, and we are deeply grateful to the brave first responders who rushed to the scene,” the Texas senator wrote on X.
FBI leading the investigation
The FBI confirmed its full involvement in the ongoing investigation. Deputy Director Dan Bongino said, "The FBI is fully engaged, in conjunction with our state and federal law enforcement partners, at the crime scene in Dallas."
