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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. ICE
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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
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rounds 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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Mallen 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 5:45A
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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
