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The Guardian
5 days ago
- The Guardian
Man with assault rifle killed after shooting at Texas border patrol facility
A man with an assault rifle fired dozens of rounds at federal agents and a US border patrol facility in Texas on Monday, injuring a police officer, before authorities shot and killed him. Authorities identified the shooter as Ryan Louis Mosqueda, believed to be 27, who they said shot at agents exiting the building, which is near the US-Mexico border. McAllen police chief, Victor Rodriguez, said Mosqueda had a 'utility vest' in addition to the rifle when federal agents returned fire. Hours before the attack in McAllen, Mosqueda's father was stopped by Weslaco police at about 2.30am for a traffic violation, according to police spokesperson Heriberto Caraveo. The father told police that he was looking for his son, who he said had psychological issues and was carrying weapons in his car, Caraveo told the Associated Press. Police say the white two-door sedan that Mosqueda drove to the facility had letters painted – possibly in Latin – on the driver's side door. 'What it means, or whether or not it is an underlying reason for him being here, I do not know,' Rodriguez said when asked about the graffiti. After Mosqueda was killed, law enforcement found other weaponry, ammunition and backpacks inside the vehicle. 'There are many, many more rounds of ammunition in his backpack,' Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said his department received a call about the shooting around 5:50am One officer who responded to the shooting, a 10-year veteran, was injured after being struck in the knee. Rodriguez said it was unclear if the injury was from shrapnel or a bullet. Police say Mosqueda was linked to a Michigan address, but was reported missing from a Weslaco, Texas, address around 4am Monday. Weslaco is about 20 miles (32km) from the border patrol facility. 'An hour and a few minutes later, he was at this particular location opening fire on the federal building and our federal agents,' Rodriguez said. The exact details of the missing person report were not immediately shared with the media. Rodriguez said there is no ongoing threat to the public, but it is unknown if any other people were involved in the attack. He said the motive and events leading up to the attack are part of the ongoing investigation, which the FBI is taking the lead on. The attack comes as Donald Trump 's administration ramps up deportations, which will be turbocharged by a sweeping spending bill that became law last week. Stephen Miller, the president's deputy chief of staff and chief architect of his immigration policies, recently set a target of at least 3,000 immigration arrests a day, up from about 650 a day during the first five months of the administration.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
27-year-old man killed after shootout with U.S. border agents in Texas
July 7 (UPI) -- A 27-year old man was killed Monday morning after a gunfire exchange in Texas with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. "This morning, an individual opened fire at the entrance of the United States Border Patrol sector annex in McAllen, Texas," U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to multiple news outlets. Officials later identified Ryan Louis Mosqueda as the suspected shooter in a news conference by McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez. But while the motive behind Monday's deadly shooting still was unknown, Rodriguez said Mosqueda allegedly fired at the federal building, never made it inside but fired off "many, many rounds at the building." "We do not know at this point in time whether there were any other associates with him or other persons involved," the chief said, adding that is "part of the investigation that will ensue after today." Mosqueda was reported missing from a Weslaco, Texas, address at 4 a.m., according to police. The shooting suspect was equipped with a rifle and tactical gear, CNN initially reported. No other details were given on the missing persons reported. The U.S. Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector posted on Facebook that the active shooter incident took place "early this morning" at the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector Annex. McLaughlin added that both border agents and local police "helped neutralize" Mosqueda. She said a border employee and two officers were injured with one shot in the knee. All were taken to the hospital. "This is an ongoing investigation led by the FBI," McLaughlin said Monday morning. Monday's incident took place after January's shooting death of a U.S. border patrol agent in Vermont by a 21-year-old woman.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
Man killed after firing at US Border Patrol station in Texas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A 27-year-old Michigan man was shot dead by U.S. Border Patrol agents after opening fire with an assault rifle on a U.S. Border Patrol station in the southern Texas city of McAllen on Monday, local police said. Ryan Louis Mosqueda fired dozens of rounds at the entrance of the facility shortly before 6 a.m. and agents returned fire, McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez told reporters. A McAllen police officer was shot in the knee during the exchange of fire and was taken to hospital, Rodriguez said. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said a Border Patrol employee was also injured. Law enforcement found additional assault firearms and more ammunition in Mosqueda's Chevrolet passenger car, which was parked outside the facility, Rodriguez added. "There were many, many, dozens of rounds fired by the suspect towards the building and agents in the building," he said. Writing, thought to be Latin, was spray-painted on the side of the vehicle, but Rodriguez said it did not give any indication of the motive for the attack. Images from the scene showed "Cordis DIE," a Latin phrase meaning "Heart Day," written on the driver's door of the white, two-door car. "Cordis Die" is also a fictional populist revolutionary movement in the "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" video game, according to fan websites. Mosqueda is believed to have ties to the area and was reported missing at 4 a.m. from a residence in Weslaco, about 18 miles (29 kilometers) east of McAllen, Rodriguez said. Mosqueda's father was stopped for a traffic infraction at 3:48 a.m. in Weslaco and told police he was searching for his son, according to a report by local Telemundo station T40, citing Weslaco police. Mosqueda's father, Jose Mosqueda, told an officer his son had a "mental deficiency," had not taken any medication and was carrying firearms in his vehicle, according to the T40 report. Police identified the license plate of Ryan Mosqueda's vehicle and alerted authorities, the report said. Weslaco police did not respond to a request for comment and it was not immediately possible to contact Jose Mosqueda. The facility where the shooting took place houses Border Patrol's special operations teams, according to a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection official. Flights at the nearby McAllen International Airport were delayed for several hours on Monday as law enforcement secured the area. President Donald Trump, a Republican, has made combating illegal immigration a top priority, sending troops to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and launching aggressive raids in U.S. cities. The actions, supported by Trump's hardline Republican base, have also led to pushback from Americans concerned about arrests of non-criminals and enforcement tactics that include officers wearing masks to hide their identities.
The Sun
5 days ago
- The Sun
Disturbing message shooter, 27, wrote on side of car before opening fire on border agents near airport in ambush
A CHILLING message was spray-painted on the side of the supposed car of a gunman who was shot dead after ambushing border patrol agents this morning. The man, identified as 27-year-old Ryan Louis Mosqueda, was killed on Monday after shooting at officials with a gun near a Texas airport. 2 2 The motive remains unclear. Mosqueda was shot and killed by agents during the shootout, according to McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez. A McAllen police officer was injured in the knee but will be fine, police said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation tweeted that in total, two officers and one Border Patrol employee was injured. All three were taken to the hospital. The shooter had been reported missing just hours earlier from Weslaco, Texas. The car held more guns and ammunition, according to police, with what officials believe to be Latin writing inside of the vehicle. He was also carrying a backpack with more ammunition, Rodriguez said. On the side of a white Chevy photographed near the scene, the words "Cordis Die" was written in black spray paint across the driver side door. Although it is unclear exactly what "Cordis Die" stood for in this circumstance, the term is featured in 2012's Call of Duty: Black Ops II, a popular shooter video game, and stands for "Heart Day" in Latin. Watch Trump's border enforcer Kristi Noem tour El Salvador mega prison under gaze of skinhead gangsters deported from US In the game, it represents a militant anarchist terrorist organization that are the main antagonists of the story. Game publisher Activision did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "The threats are always looming, they're always present, and incidents like these make us realize that we've always got to be on guard," Rodriguez said. "I think I speak for everybody here, the world is much smaller than we think sometimes." He was carrying a Michigan driver's license, police said, and had Michigan plates on his vehicle. The shooting resulted in delays for flights at the McAllen Airport. 'I cannot tell you how many rounds were fired from the suspect, but there were many, many, many dozens of rounds fired by the suspect toward the building and toward agents in that building," Rodriguez said. "We have no reason to believe at this point in time that there are any more threats in this area." The FBI is now leading the investigation. "It takes events like these to really wake you up and say, you know what we're really, really tiny in terms of the world," Rodriguez said.
The Guardian
5 days ago
- The Guardian
Man with assault rifle killed after shooting at Texas border patrol facility
A man with an assault rifle fired dozens of rounds at federal agents and a US border patrol facility in Texas on Monday, injuring a police officer, before authorities shot and killed him. Authorities identified the shooter as Ryan Louis Mosqueda, believed to be 27, who they said shot at agents exiting the building, which is near the US-Mexico border. McAllen police chief, Victor Rodriguez, said Mosqueda had a 'utility vest' in addition to the rifle when federal agents returned fire. Hours before the attack in McAllen, Mosqueda's father was stopped by Weslaco police at about 2.30am for a traffic violation, according to police spokesperson Heriberto Caraveo. The father told police that he was looking for his son, who he said had psychological issues and was carrying weapons in his car, Caraveo told the Associated Press. Police say the white two-door sedan that Mosqueda drove to the facility had letters painted – possibly in Latin – on the driver's side door. 'What it means, or whether or not it is an underlying reason for him being here, I do not know,' Rodriguez said when asked about the graffiti. After Mosqueda was killed, law enforcement found other weaponry, ammunition and backpacks inside the vehicle. 'There are many, many more rounds of ammunition in his backpack,' Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said his department received a call about the shooting around 5:50am One officer who responded to the shooting, a 10-year veteran, was injured after being struck in the knee. Rodriguez said it was unclear if the injury was from shrapnel or a bullet. Police say Mosqueda was linked to a Michigan address, but was reported missing from a Weslaco, Texas, address around 4am Monday. Weslaco is about 20 miles (32km) from the border patrol facility. 'An hour and a few minutes later, he was at this particular location opening fire on the federal building and our federal agents,' Rodriguez said. The exact details of the missing person report were not immediately shared with the media. Rodriguez said there is no ongoing threat to the public, but it is unknown if any other people were involved in the attack. He said the motive and events leading up to the attack are part of the ongoing investigation, which the FBI is taking the lead on. The attack comes as Donald Trump 's administration ramps up deportations, which will be turbocharged by a sweeping spending bill that became law last week. Stephen Miller, the president's deputy chief of staff and chief architect of his immigration policies, recently set a target of at least 3,000 immigration arrests a day, up from about 650 a day during the first five months of the administration.
