Eleven people face charges after a “planned ambush” on an ICE facility in Alvarado where a group intended “to kill ICE corrections officers,” according to law enforcement officials.
An Alvarado police officer was shot in the neck during the attack, but is expected to survive.
What we know:
The “coordinated attack” happened around 10;30 p.m. on July 4 at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, 25 miles south of Fort Worth.
Law enforcement officials said 10 to 12 people in black military-style clothing began shooting fireworks at the facility. One or two others broke off from the group and began to damage vehicles and spray graffiti. Officials say the graffiti said things like “ICE pig”, “traitor” and profanity.
Officials believe the activity was meant to draw ICE detention officers out of the building.
Two unarmed officers made their way outside to talk to the vandals.
A single officer from the Alvarado Police Department was also called to investigate the suspicious activity at the detention center.
When the officer responded, he was shot in the neck by a person from the woods.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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