The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that three people were injured in a Monday active shooter incident at a Border Patrol facility.
According to a DHS press release, alleged shooter Ryan Louis Mosqueda on Monday directed fire toward the front of a McAllen, Texas United States Border Patrol (USBP) sector annex.
DHS said that Mosqueda was killed by officers and that nobody died amid the incident that injured three, among them a Border Patrol officer, Border Patrol employee, and McAllen police officer who was shot in the leg. All three injured individuals went to the hospital in non-critical condition, according to DHS.
“Yesterday’s heinous and unprovoked attack in McAllen could have been a bloodbath if not for the fearless actions of Border Patrol and McAllen law enforcement,” DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in the press release.
“This vile assault on our officers is a disgusting escalation fueled by toxic rhetoric vilifying those who protect our borders. This must end now, and those stoking this violence will face consequences,” she added.
Police officials said Monday that Mosqueda was killed after he opened fire at the Border Patrol facility.
McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said previously that federal agents responded to Mosqueda’s shooting by returning fire at him. Rodriguez also said that he had an assault rifle as well as a utility vest.
The shooting came amid already heightened tensions in the U.S. on the issue of immigration following a crackdown by the Trump administration.
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