Planned Ambush on Border Patrol Agents in McAllen, Texas Leaves Shooter Dead

Attack on Border Patrol Facility

• 🎯 A planned ambush occurred early this morning outside a Border Patrol annex in McAllen, Texas.
• 💥 The shooter, identified as 27-year-old Ryan Lewis Moscada, opened fire with an assault rifle, firing dozens of rounds at the building and agents.
• 🚨 Border Patrol agents and local police returned fire, resulting in the shooter's death.
• 🩹 A Macallen police officer sustained a knee injury from a bullet or shrapnel.

Broader Pattern of Attacks

• ⚠️ This incident follows two other violent attacks on ICE facilities on July 4th in Alvarado, Texas, and an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon.
• 🚨 In Alvarado, a police officer was shot in the neck during an exchange of gunfire outside the Prairie Detention Center.
• 📢 The Portland attack occurred at a facility that has been the site of ongoing protests.

Impact on Law Enforcement

• ⚖️ These attacks are forcing agents to be pulled off regular duties to harden security at facilities.
• 📉 This diversion of resources impacts their primary role of enforcing the law.
• 🔍 All these attacks remain under active investigation by the FBI.