The 29-year-old unemployed coder killed two migrants and wounded a third before turning the rifle on himself outside a Dallas immigration facility.
The gunman who killed two migrants and wounded a third in a horror shooting at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Wednesday has been identified as Joshua Jahn.
Jahn, 29, opened fire on the ICE detention center around 7 am local time before killing himself as law enforcement officers closed in. Authorities said the sniper perched on a roof adjacent to the facility and fired shots at migrants being transported in an unmarked ICE van.
While investigators said they are still establishing a definitive motive, they believe the attack may have been fueled by anti-law enforcement sentiment. FBI Director Kash Patel released images of bullets found at the scene, showing “anti-ICE” scrawled on the shells in blue ink.
Following Jahn’s identification as the alleged shooter, his brother, Noah, spoke to NBC News, revealing that he did not believe his brother was particularly interested in politics or immigration issues. “He didn’t have strong feelings about ICE as far as I knew,” Noah said. He described his brother, an unemployed coder, as “unique” and said he had planned to move in with their parents in Oklahoma.
Records show that Jahn had a previous arrest in 2015 on felony charges for delivering marijuana. He was a registered independent in the 2024 election. His brother said he last saw him two weeks before the shooting and noted nothing seemed unusual. Despite his brother’s use of a rifle in the attack, Noah insisted, “He’s not a marksman, that’s for sure,” and added, “He would not be able to make any shots like that.”
As investigators processed the crime scene in Dallas, images showed a sign taped to a vehicle believed to belong to Jahn. The poster, which appeared to have black splatter on it, read: “Radioactive fallout from nuclear detonations that’ve passed over these areas more than 2x since 1951.”
Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that the death toll stood at two as of Wednesday afternoon, with a third victim in serious condition. All victims were ICE detainees; no law enforcement officers were injured in the shooting.
FBI Director Patel, in a statement on X, said, “While the investigation is ongoing, an initial review of the evidence shows an ideological motive behind this attack. These despicable, politically motivated attacks against law enforcement are not a one-off.”
Other politicians were quick to weigh in. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote on X that the shooting was an attack on ICE and law enforcement, stating, “We will continue to do everything in our power to combat the alarming increase of targeted attacks against ICE and all law enforcement by evil, twisted individuals.”
Vice President JD Vance echoed these sentiments, adding, “The obsessive attack on law enforcement, particularly ICE, must stop. I’m praying for everyone hurt in this attack and for their families.”
Texas Senator Ted Cruz, during a press conference, made an impassioned plea to end politically motivated violence. “We should not be putting language out there that inspires mad men to commit evil crimes,” Cruz said, citing the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk and urging people to “Stop it, please.”
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