Joshua Jahn has been identified as the suspected sniper in the shooting at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement center that killed one ICE detainee and wounded two others.
The suspect, 29, who died at the scene, has been named in media reports but has not been identified by officials.
In an earlier statement, the Department of Homeland Security said two detainees were killed.
“Anti-ICE messaging” was found on the shell casings at the scene after the suspect “indiscriminately fired” at the holding center and a van in northwest Dallas Wednesday morning, the FBI said.
In total, four people were shot in the violence that unfolded Wednesday morning, including the suspect who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Dallas police said.
No ICE agents were injured in the shooting, the Department of Homeland Security said.
The names of the victims have not been released.
Here’s everything we know about the shooting
Suspected sniper died from self-inflicted gunshot wound
Joshua Jahn, 29, has been reported by several media outlets as the suspected shooter, though officials have not formally announced his identity.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem the attack “was motivated by hatred for ICE.”
The suspect’s brother, Noah Jahn, told NBC News that Joshua Jahn “didn’t have strong feelings about ICE as far as [he] knew” and said he “wasn’t interested in politics on either side.”
Noah Jahn added that his brother knew how to use a rifle but was “not a marksman, that’s for sure.”
He last saw the suspect at his parent’s house two weeks ago, the news outlet reported.
The suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was round on the roof of a nearby immigration attorney’s office.
‘Deranged gunman fired indiscriminately at ICE building’
The latest statement from the Department of Homeland Security said a “deranged gunman” launched an attack on the ICE facility and “fired indiscriminately” at the building and a van from a nearby rooftop.
The victims were inside the van when they were hit, the department said.
“The shooter fired indiscriminately at the ICE building, as well as at a van in the sallyport where the victims were shot,” the statement said. “Three detainees were shot. Two are deceased, and the other is in critical condition. The gunman was found with a self-inflicted gun wound. We can confirm, the shell casings were found with anti-ICE messages on them. This was an attack on ICE law enforcement.”
Tricia McLaughlin, the department’s spokeswoman, shared photos on social media of the bullet holes from inside the ICE facility. “The violence and dehumanization of these men and women must stop,” she said in a post on X, referring to ICE law enforcement officers.
Local, state and federal officials gave a brief press conference Wednesday morning near the scene of the shooting.
Acting director of the Dallas ICE office, Joshua Johnson, also called for an end to stop “acts of violence against ICE employees.”
Texas Senator Ted Cruz condemned “politically motivated violence.”
“To every politician who is demonizing ICE, who is demonizing CBP: stop,” he told the press conference. “This has very real consequences.”
He referred to the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk two weeks ago. “We should not be putting language out there that inspires mad men to commit evil crimes,” Cruz added.
Officials only took a few questions before closing down the press conference, refusing to answer questions about the victims in the shooting being ICE detainees.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson called for patience while authorities work to establish the facts.
“It’s a scary time,” Johnson said. “I would ask all of you, all the city of Dallas residents who can hear me right now, let’s be patient, let’s be calm.”
What the Trump administration has said about the shooting
The Trump administration has been quick to tie the shooting to critics of ICE and President Donald Trump’s sweeping anti-immigration operation.
Vice President JD Vance blamed “violent left-wing extremism” in remarks Wednesday afternoon from Concord, North Carolina, despite the live investigation being in the early stages.
“I said Charlie Kirk’s assassination was the most political and disgusting violence that we’ve had in this country in the last couple of weeks. And that was true maybe until this morning,” the vice president said, referring to the Dallas shooting.
The Dallas facility was “opened fire upon by a violent left-wing extremist, a person who wrote ‘anti-ICE’ messaging on their bullets, and there’s some evidence that we have that’s not yet public, but we know this person was politically motivated,” Vance continued.
Trump is yet to comment on the shooting but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pointed the finger at the Democrats for “demonizing” ICE law enforcement officials.
“Democrats must stop demonizing the heroic men and women of ICE who are just doing their jobs to keep Americans safe,” Leavitt said in a post on X.
FBI Director Kash Patel shared an image of the casings in a post on X. “While the investigation is ongoing, an initial review of the evidence shows an idealogical [sic] motive behind this attack (see photo below),” Patel said. “One of the unspent shell casings recovered was engraved with the phrase ‘ANTI ICE.’”
“We are only miles from Prarieland, Texas where just two months ago an individual ambushed a separate ICE facility targeting their officers,” Patel added. “It has to end and the FBI and our partners will lead these investigative efforts to see to it that those who target our law enforcement are pursued and brought to the fullest extent of justice.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the incident “must serve as a wake-up call to the far-left that their rhetoric about ICE has consequences.”
Democrats condemned the Trump administration for attributing blame to a political party.
“I reject the inclination that many people feel to attribute this to the Democratic Party or the Republican Party,” Democratic Texas State Sen. Nathan Johnson told NBC. “We don’t know who this shooter was, who he thought he was affiliated with.”
Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin condemned the “cowardly attack” and called for unity in a statement.
“Let me be clear: It will take all of us — not just one side of the aisle or the other — to quell this epidemic of violence, which has no place in our democracy,” Martin said. “Democrats remain committed to resolving differences through debate and elections, not with weapons. We also remain committed to enacting commonsense solutions to curb gun violence all across our country.”
Kelly Rissman contributed reporting
