WASHINGTON — A 27-year-old Michigan man was shot useless by police after opening hearth with an assault rifle on a US Border Patrol station within the southern Texas metropolis of McAllen on Monday, native police mentioned.
Ryan Louis Mosqueda attacked the power shortly after 6 a.m. and US Border Patrol brokers returned hearth, McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez informed reporters.
A McAllen police officer was shot within the knee throughout the change of fireplace and brought to hospital, Rodriguez mentioned.
The U.S. Division of Homeland Safety mentioned a Border Patrol worker was additionally injured.
Regulation enforcement discovered further firearms and extra ammunition in Mosqueda’s automobile, Rodriguez added.
“There have been many, many, dozens of rounds fired by the suspect in direction of the constructing and brokers within the constructing,” he mentioned.
Writing was spray-painted on the facet of the automobile however Rodriguez didn’t present particulars of what it mentioned or whether or not it gave any indication of the motive for the assault.
Mosqueda is believed to have ties to the realm as he was reported lacking from a residence in Weslaco, about 18 miles east of McAllen, Rodriguez mentioned, with out giving additional particulars.
The FBI is main the investigation because it concerned an assault on federal officers and a federal constructing, Rodriguez mentioned.
Flights on the close by McAllen Worldwide Airport have been delayed for a number of hours as regulation enforcement secured the realm.
President Donald Trump, a Republican, has made combating unlawful immigration a high precedence, sending troops to safe the US-Mexico border and launching aggressive raids in US cities.
The actions—supported by Trump’s hardline Republican base—have additionally led to pushback from People involved about arrests of non-criminals and enforcement techniques that embody officers carrying masks to cover their identities.
The variety of migrants caught crossing the border illegally has fallen to document lows beneath Trump, together with a brand new month-to-month low of about 6,100 in June. — Reuters