Law enforcement officials in McAllen, Texas, shot and killed a man after he opened fire with a rifle on a Border Patrol facility, the latest in increasing violent attacks on federal immigration and border agents.
McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said local police responded to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s McAllen Station after reports of a shooting shortly before 6 a.m.
The shooter was identified as 27-year-old Ryan Louis Mosqueda, who was reported missing roughly two hours before the shooting.
Chief Rodriguez told reporters that Mr. Mosqueda fired “dozens of rounds” at the building, and border patrol agents in the building returned fire, killing the suspect.
“This morning, an individual opened fire at the entrance of the United States Border Patrol sector annex in McAllen, Texas,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. “Both Border Patrol agents and local police helped neutralize the shooter.”
DHS said two