The Homeland Security director says that ICE officials are ‘facing unprecedented violence’ in recent days.
One person is dead and two were injured in a shooting near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas on Wednesday, said local police.
The shooter is also dead, the Dallas Police Department confirmed.
“The preliminary investigation determined that a suspect opened fire at a government building from an adjacent building. Two people were transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds. One victim died at the scene. The suspect is deceased,” the Dallas Police Department said on X.
On September 24, 2025, at about 6:40 a.m., Dallas Police responded to an assist officer call in the 8100 block of north Stemmons Freeway. The preliminary investigation determined that a suspect opened fire at a government building from an adjacent building. Two people were…
— Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) September 24, 2025
The incident was initially confirmed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who said the suspect in the shooting died of a self-infliced gunshot wound.
“There was a shooting this morning at the Dallas [ICE] Field Office,” Noem said in a statement posted on X. “Details are still emerging but we can confirm there were multiple injuries and fatalities.”
There was a shooting this morning at the Dallas @ICEgov Field Office. Details are still emerging but we can confirm there were multiple injuries and fatalities.
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) September 24, 2025
The shooter is deceased by a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
While we don’t know motive yet, we know that our ICE…
The suspected shooter “is deceased by a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Noem said. “While we don’t know motive yet, we know that our ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them. It must stop. Please pray for the victims and their families.”
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told CNN that “preliminary information is a possible sniper,” adding: “We have three individuals that are down at this time. We’re not sure on their condition. They’ve been taken to the hospital.”
Federal and local officials did not reveal the identities of the shooting suspect or the victims.
Local Dallas media reported that the shooting occurred at a Dallas field office located at 8101 North Stemmons Freeway. Traffic camera footage from the Texas Department of Transportation, seen by The Epoch Times, showed a significant law enforcement presence near the ICE building.
Vice President JD Vance said in a post on X that the “obsessive attack on law enforcement, particularly ICE, must stop,” responding to Noem’s statement Wednesday.
“I’m praying for everyone hurt in this attack and for their families,” he added.
DHS and ICE officials have said that ICE agents have faced a large increase in assaults this year.
“Our ICE officers are facing a more than 1000 percent increase in assaults against them, including vehicles being used as weapons towards them, and doxing campaigns targeting federal officers and their families,” DHS said in a statement earlier this week, responding to a measure signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom that would require federal agents to not wear masks.
“When our heroic law enforcement officers conduct operations, they clearly identify themselves as law enforcement while wearing masks to protect themselves from being targeted by highly sophisticated gangs like Tren de Aragua and MS-13, criminal rings, murderers, and rapists.
“Our officers also wear vests marked with ICE/ERO or Homeland Security and are flanked by vehicles marked with the name of the department.”
The shooting on Wednesday is the third time that ICE or Customs and Border Protection officials have been targeted in Texas in 2025.
