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Flights of Macallen International
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Airport on Monday early morning were
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delayed for several hours as 27 years
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old gunman Ryan Louie Mosqueda ambushed
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and shot at the United States, US Border
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Police patrol agents in Texas, injuring
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two police officers and a Border Patrol
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employee, which the suspect was later
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shot dead at the entrance of the US
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Border Patrol federal building. This
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occurred less than 48 hours when on
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Saturday, a North Texas police officer
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was ambushed at a DHS facility and shot
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in the neck by eight men in body armor.
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These incidents happened amid nationwide
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rise in threats to immigration and
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custom enforcement, IC personnel, and
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border patrol agents over President
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Donald Trump immigrants deportation
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policy. Local media reported that the
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federal agents returned fire at the
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suspect identified as Ryan Lui Mosqueda
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who was armed with a rifle and wearing a
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utility vest. Mosqueda was killed at the
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scene. Macallen Police Chief Victor
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Rodriguez said, "US Department of
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Homeland Security in a statement on its
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exocial media handle stated that this
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morning an individual opened fire at the
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entrance of the United States Border
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Patrol sector annex in Macallen, Texas.
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Both Border Patrol agents and local
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police helped neutralize the shooter.
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Two officers and a Border Patrol
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employee were injured, including one
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shot in the knee. All three have gone to
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the hospital. This is an ongoing
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investigation led by the FBI. While
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blaming politicians for the continuous
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attacks on security operatives, the US
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Homeland Security Department said this
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administration is not playing games with
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the lives and safety of our offices. IC
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law enforcement is facing a 700%
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increase in assaults against them due to
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rhetoric from politicians like Mayor
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Bass. Secretary Gnome's message is
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clear. If you lay a hand on a law
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enforcement officer, you will be
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prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
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law. The suspect never made it inside
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the building but fired many, many rounds
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at the building, Rodriguez said.
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Mosqueda has a Michigan address and
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arrived in a car with additional weapons
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and ammunition inside. The police added
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Macallen police responded to the scene
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shortly before 6 a.m. m where the
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shooter attacked the federal building
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with an assault rifle at about 5:45
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a.m. M. According to local media and
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residents, local media added that Ismael
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Garcia, a 10-year veteran with the
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Macallen police who responded to the
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scene, was struck in the knee during the
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shootout and is in recovery, quoting
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Chief Rodriguez, who said it during a
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news conference. Three officers
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sustained gunshots injuries from inside
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the building as bullets shattered the
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windows, sending shards of glass flying.
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According to local media, "Incidents
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like these make us realize that we've to
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always be on guard to keep our community
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safe," Rodriguez said, adding that the
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officers and a border patrol employee
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who were injured, including the officer
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who was shot in the knee are expected to
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recover. It was gathered that law
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enforcement officers at the scene found
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additional assault weapons and
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ammunition in the vehicle, and spray
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painted writing was found on the side of
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the vehicle. Police is yet to provide
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further details of the lettering and
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stated that it's unknown if it's
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connected to the attack. Mosqua is
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believed to have some ties to the
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community as he was reported missing
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from a Weslo address approximately 18 mi
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east of Macallen at 4:00 a.m. However,
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Rodriguez could not disclose the nature
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of those ties. Rodriguez said a motive
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for the attack remains unknown and
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declined to call the attack an act of
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terrorism, saying not enough information
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is available. However, the FBI will now
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lead the investigation as the incident
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involved an attack on federal offices
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and a federal building. Flights at the
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nearby Mallen International Airport were
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delayed for several hours as law
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enforcement secured the area. US
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President Donald Trump, a Republican,
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has made combating illegal immigration a
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top priority, sending troops to secure
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the US Mexico border and launching
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aggressive raids in US cities, which led
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to widespread protests by Americans
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against the White House policy. The
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anti-illegal immigrant policy supported
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by Trump's hardline Republican base have
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also led to push back from Americans
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concerned about arrests of noncriminals
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and enforcement tactics that include
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officers wearing masks to hide their
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identities. Images from the scene showed
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cordis a Latin phrase meaning hard day
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written on the driver's door of the
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white two-door car. Cordis die is also a
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fictional populist revolutionary
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movement in the Call of Duty Black
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Operations 2 video game according to fan
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websites as reported by Reuters. Reuters
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also reported that Mosqueta's father was
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stopped for a traffic infraction at 348A
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m in Weslo and told police he was
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searching for his son. According to a
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report by local Telmundo station T40,
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citing Weslo police, adding Mosca's
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father, Jose Mosqueta told an officer
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his son had a mental deficiency, had not
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taken any medication, and was carrying
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firearms in his vehicle. According to
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the T40 report, police identified the
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license plate of Ryan Mosqueda's vehicle
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and alerted authorities. The report said
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Wesler police did not respond to a
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request for comment and it was not
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immediately possible to contact Joseé
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Mosqueda. The facility where the
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shooting took place houses Border
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Patrol's special operations teams.
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According to a former US Customs and
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Border Protection official, flights at
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the nearby Macallen International
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Airport were delayed for several hours
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on Monday as law enforcement secured the
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area. It would be recalled that several
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suspects were taken into custody after a
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police officer was injured in a shooting
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at an Immigration and Customs
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Enforcement detention facility in
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Alvarado, Texas in the late night hours
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of 4th of July 2025. Local media
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reported that just before 11 p.m. the
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Alvarado Police Department said it was
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called to the 1200 block of Sunflower
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Lane outside the IC Prairieland
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detention facility on a report of a
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suspicious person. When officers
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arrived, they saw a person who appeared
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to be carrying a firearm. According to a
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news release, Alvarado police said that
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when one of the first responding
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officers tried to engage with the
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person, an unknown number of suspects
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opened fire. At least one bullet struck
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an officer in the neck, police said. The
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injured officer was flown from the scene
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to a Fort Worth hospital, was treated,
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and later released, Alvarado police
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said. According to Alvarado police,
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several armed suspects were taken into
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custody after trying to flee the scene.
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